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Fauci Says U.S. Failing to Meet Vaccine Goals

December 29, 2020 at 9:38 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN that the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed will not reach its goal of having 20 million Americans receive the coronavirus vaccine by the end of December.

Axios: “Only 2.1 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine, with nearly 11.5 million doses distributed as of Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”

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