Officials dispute Trump’s claim that military is preparing COVID vaccine distribution

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has an elaborate plan to distributed coronavirus across the country at rapid speed.  But defense and administration officials say otherwise.

It is unlikely the military will be involved, either in the distribution of a vaccine or in deciding who gets those precious initial deliveries, officials from both the White House and Defense Department said.

Two defense officials told McClatchy on the condition they not be identified that the military commands most likely to have a stake in establishing a delivery strategy – including U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for homeland defense, or the U.S. National Guard – had not been asked to plan or preparer for distribution. Continue reading.