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U.S. vaccination campaign struggles to keep pace

The death toll from COVID-19 has passed 365,000 in the U.S. with 130,000 people hospitalized with it now. But the best hope for moving past the pandemic -- mass vaccinations -- is going slower than had been expected. Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss.

U.S. vaccination campaign struggles to keep pace

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