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What went wrong with America’s $44 million vaccine data system — MIT Technology Review

Why was Deloitte awarded the project on a no-bid basis? The contracts claim the company was the only “responsible source” to build the tool, writes Cat Ferguson.

Here is the link: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/30/1017086/cdc-44-million-vaccine-data-vams-problems/

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