Amazon offers to help Biden administration with vaccinations
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has offered to help the Biden administration meet its goal of completing 100 million coronavirus vaccinations within the next 100 days. Our scale allows us to make a meaningful impact immediately in the fight against COVID-19, and we stand ready to assist you in this effort," Dave Clark, Amazon's worldwide operations leader, wrote in a letter to the administration.
The company's main interest appears to be in offering vaccinations through its own facilities. Clark writes that Amazon has an agreement in place" with a health care provider to administer vaccinations on site, though he did not say which Amazon facilities were being considered. The company operates warehouses, Amazon-branded shops, and Whole Foods grocery stores....