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Collected Item: “Defense Department sending 1,000 troops to assist with vaccinations”

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Defense Department sending 1,000 troops to assist with vaccinations

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Text story

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The article discusses the federal government's aid in California, where they would be sending troops to assist with vaccinations, as well as open two federally run vaccination sites in order to ensure that anyone wanting a COVID-19 vaccine would be able to get one.

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Vaccine, military

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/defense-department-sending-1-000-troops-assist-vaccinations-n1256867

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Shannon Pettypiece and Dan De Luce

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2021-02-05
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