Trump makes announcement hours after administration said senior officials would be offered jab as early as this week
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Donald Trump has said he is reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against Covid-19, while public distribution of the shot is limited to frontline health workers and people in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Trump made the announcement hours after his administration confirmed that senior US officials, including some White House aides who work in close proximity to Trump and the vice-president, Mike Pence, would be offered coronavirus vaccines as soon as this week under federal continuity of government plans.
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