The previous administration’s forethought may have given the Trump team a leg up in vaccine distribution. McKesson’s experience as a central distributor for the Vaccines for Children’s program, H1N1 and its role in seasonal flu vaccine distribution should make it well positioned to handle the COVID-19 effort in the US, experts said.
The US government will be relying on a tried-and-true vaccine distributor for its COVID-19 vaccination campaign with a $178m award to McKesson Corp. announced 14 August, that takes advantage of an existing contract provision negotiated under previous US President Barack Obama's administration.
McKesson will be a “central distributor” of vaccines and related supplies, the Health and Human Services Department said. The agreement...
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