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Gov. Cuomo and Feds Headbutt Over COVID Vaccine Distribution

Governing: The White House pushed back hard this week against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who has recently questioned the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines developed under the administration of President Donald J. Trump, and also alleged the federal government has not developed a plan that ensures states have the resources to provide vaccinations in communities of color.

Cuomo's incendiary remarks boiled over during a Nov. 1 news conference in which he alleged the plan of the White House coronavirus task force is for the military to transport the vaccine to pharmacy chains, hospitals and doctor's offices, "the same infrastructure that doesn't exist in the communities we're talking about."

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