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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is a mess. Blame the U.S. health-care system. | Analysis

Operation Warp Speed allocated initial doses to the states, where an inscrutable mix of state officials, public health agencies and lobbyists seem to be determining where doses should go.

Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, apologized for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. But the problems aren't really his fault. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Army Gen. Gustave Perna, who is leading Operation Warp Speed, apologized for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution. But the problems aren't really his fault. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Read moreEvan Vucci / AP
    by Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News
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