Biden Plans Coronavirus Vaccination Blitz After Inauguration
The incoming Biden administration plans to set up federally run mass vaccination sites and to release all government-held vials, rather than hold some back for second doses.
The decision by President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to release the vast majority of vaccine doses set off a sharp debate among public health experts.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
Published Jan. 8, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021
WASHINGTON — In a sharp break with the Trump administration, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. intends to release nearly all available doses of the coronavirus vaccine soon after he is inaugurated, rather than hold back millions of vials to guarantee second doses will be available.