The federal government had a plan, wherein they saw their role as getting the vaccine to the states, then letting the states get the vaccine to the people. What needed to happen was proper funding to the states to accomplish distribution of the vaccine. States don't have the resources or manpower to handle such a massive undertaking. And this is just another failure of the federal government that we have seen repeatedly for the last year, like lack of guidance and $$ for Covid testing, and the lack of personal and protective equipment for medical personnel. The feds should be working hand in hand with the states, to figure out what they need. Help out the overworked state Health Departments with logistics, with personnel from FEMA or the National Guard if needed. In January, there will be a change in federal leadership, and there has been action pledged. It can't come soon enough. Officials had promised 20 million vaccinated by the end of the year, yet less than 3 million have been vaccinated.
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