
News Wrap: Pentagon to mobilize troops for vaccinations
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News Wrap: Pentagon to mobilize more than 1,100 troops to expedite vaccinations
In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 active duty troops to help with coronavirus vaccinations, the U.S. trade deficit surged to a 12-year-high in 2020 due to the pandemic, hundreds of people in Myanmar protested the country’s military coup, and delegates from Libya’s warring factions approved an interim government.
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News Wrap: Pentagon to mobilize troops for vaccinations
Clip: 2/5/2021 | 5m 41sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 active duty troops to help with coronavirus vaccinations, the U.S. trade deficit surged to a 12-year-high in 2020 due to the pandemic, hundreds of people in Myanmar protested the country’s military coup, and delegates from Libya’s warring factions approved an interim government.
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