CNN reported on Jan. 29 that it had seen a draft agreement between FEMA and the DOD that could see the military provide around 450,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a day. It also calls for the deployment of 10,000 troops at 100 vaccination centers across the United States that would run through at least Feb. 26 as a start. As it stands, the Pentagon would not provide additional vaccine doses, so the plan seems to be dependent on the amount of vaccines supplied to each state being increased, said CNN.
The draft plan calls for an incremental buildup of forces that would quickly lead to 50 vaccination teams, each capable of administering 6,000 shots a day, and another 50 teams capable of administering 3,000 shots per day, CNN reports further. Vaccination operations at the 100 designated locations would run 16 hours a day with two eight-hour shifts. As soon as the agreement is finalized, the troops would be placed on orders to be prepared to deploy within 96 hours. The draft agreement also states that FEMA could issue additional orders to augment the effort with more personnel with Pentagon agreement.
