Trump Administration Urges States To Open COVID-19 Vaccination To Everyone Over 65
NPRTrump Administration Urges States To Open COVID-19 Vaccination To Everyone Over 65 Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated 2:20 p.m. ET The Trump administration is making several big changes to its COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy, officials announced Tuesday, in a bid to jump-start the rollout and get more Americans vaccinated quickly. gives states a strong incentive to ensure doses are going to work, protecting people rather than sitting on shelves or in freezers," Azar said at the press briefing, "We need doses going to where they'll be administered quickly and where they'll protect the most vulnerable." Sponsor Message The move to expand eligibility to over 65-year-olds by Trump administration officials "seems well-intentioned, but it is incredibly confusing to the public and disruptive to those trying to implement these programs to keep switching up eligibility every few days," noted Dr. Kelly Moore, deputy director of the nonprofit advocacy group the Immunization Action Coalition and a former immunization manager in Tennessee.