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(Natural News<\/a>) The\u00a0Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/em>\u00a0(FEMA)\u00a0has asked<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0Department of Defense<\/em>\u00a0(DoD) to help enforce Wuhan coronavirus vaccination efforts. The top Pentagon spokesman announced Jan. 24 that it had received a request from FEMA to assist in administering COVID-19 vaccine doses. FEMA\u2019s request for backup came in line with President Joe Biden\u2019s goal to administer 1.5 million coronavirus vaccine shots daily.<\/p>\n Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said Jan. 24 that the DoD has received the FEMA request. He added that the Pentagon is evaluating the request and what kind of support can be provided. \u201cGiven the significance of the request, it will be reviewed urgently but carefully,\u201d Kirby remarked. He added that \u201cDoD is committed to do as much as it possibly can to assist the whole-of-government effort against COVID-19,\u201d a sentiment previously expressed by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.<\/p>\n The Pentagon did not elaborate on what the military efforts would look like and how many troops could be deployed. But in a later press conference, Kirby said it will likely involve drafting both active and reserve National Guard troopers. The guardsmen will \u201chelp perform a variety of coronavirus-related tasks, including \u2026 getting more shots into people\u2019s arms,\u201d according to the spokesman.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said the Pentagon aimed to provide 10,000 troops and help open up 100 vaccination centers around the country. However, he told\u00a0CBS Evening News<\/em>\u00a0that FEMA might have to work with limited vaccine doses produced by factories. \u201cThe production of the factories where the vaccine is made \u2026 is a limiting factor that we\u2019re just [going to] have to continue to work through each week,\u201d Klain said.<\/p>\n FEMA\u2019s request for assistance came amid the agency\u2019s deployment of more than 200 million ground staff to support mass immunization in eight states.<\/p>\n During a Jan. 25 press conference, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Andy Slavitt said the emergency response agency was \u201ctaking steps to speed the vaccine administration process.\u201d He told reporters: \u201cAt the president\u2019s direction, FEMA has increased its support to states, tribes and territories for vaccination sites.\u201d<\/p>\n Slavitt elaborated the steps FEMA took to facilitate the Biden administration\u2019s mass vaccination program. These included providing almost $1 billion to support vaccination sites across states, deploying \u201cmore vaccinators \u2026 to escalate the pace of vaccinations\u201d and sending more than 200 staff to provide logistical support in eight states. He added that FEMA also provided federal equipment and supplies to support various states in their vaccination efforts. The coordinator did not go into detail regarding these actions.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/em>\u00a0(CDC) has announced it will offer additional vaccination support in South Carolina. The CDC\u2019s announcement came as the first cases of the more infectious South African variant of the Wuhan coronavirus were found in the state.<\/p>\n A week earlier, the public health body announced its plans\u00a0to bring in<\/a>\u00a0the military and medical students to help with vaccination. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a Jan. 19 appearance in\u00a0Good Morning America<\/em>\u00a0that\u00a0it will bring on board<\/a>\u00a0nursing and medical students, military doctors and retirees. She also mentioned that the COVID-19 vaccines will be made accessible by deploying mobile vaccination vans and giving pharmacies additional doses.<\/p>\n Walensky remarked that Biden administration is also focused on increasing the number of places where people can get vaccinated. Under the administration\u2019s plan, Americans can simply head over to \u201ccommunity vaccination centers, mobile vans and federally qualified health centers and pharmacies\u201d to get their COVID-19 jab.<\/p>\n Before he started his term, President Joe Biden\u00a0announced his goal<\/a>\u00a0to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office. He then upped this goal on Jan. 25 by increasing daily COVID-19 vaccinations to 1.5 million doses daily. This equated to 150 million Americans vaccinated during Biden\u2019s first 100 days as president.<\/p>\n The president said the next day that his administration had purchased another 200 million doses of Wuhan coronavirus vaccine. This subsequent purchase gives the U.S. enough doses to inoculate 300 million Americans by the end of summer or early fall. (Related:\u00a0Moderna says US to procure extra 100 million doses of its mRNA coronavirus vaccine<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Referring to the vaccinations to combat the pandemic, Biden commented: \u201cThis will be one of the most difficult operational challenges we\u2019ve ever undertaken as a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n Visit\u00a0Vaccines.news<\/a>\u00a0to read more about the U.S.\u2019s vaccination program to combat\u00a0the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sources include:<\/strong><\/p>\n DailyMail.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\nThe CDC previously hinted at deploying the military to aid in coronavirus vaccination efforts<\/strong><\/h2>\n