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Race to vaccinate millions in the U.S. is off to a slow, messy start

Overworked, underfunded state public-health departments are scrambling to patch together plans for administering vaccines. Counties and hospitals have taken different approaches, leading to confusion.

Registered nurses Marisa Salmieri and Erin Gallagher prepare syringes with a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to staff at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children last month.
Registered nurses Marisa Salmieri and Erin Gallagher prepare syringes with a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to staff at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children last month.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer