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Tom Harkin: We need the workforce on the ground so when we have that vaccine, we can put it in people's arms.

On the recordApril 27, 2009
We need the workforce on the ground so when we have that vaccine, we can put it in people's arms.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the importance of a public health workforce for vaccine distribution.

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