The Pentagon may send thousands of troops to help run COVID-19 vaccination sites that FEMA is setting up natio – Business Insider India

The Department of Defense may send active-duty troops to help operate the federally funded community vaccination centers set up by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, The New York Times reported.

FEMA is set to build about 100 of the facilities nationwide, including in sports stadiums and school gyms, by the end of President Joe Biden's first month in office. The sites are part of the administration's attempts to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

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Discussions on how the military can help are ongoing, but CNN reported up to 10,000 troops, which could include active duty and National Guard forces, could be sent to the vaccine sites.

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