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By: CBS News Starbucks isn't ready to offer free lattes if you get a COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the coffee giant is trying to do its part to beat back the disease. Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said in a blog post this week it has enlisted Starbucks, Microsoft, Costco and other big companies to help with its vaccine rollout, with a goal of vaccinating 45,000 residents per day. "This is a massive effort, and as noble as any cause will be in 2021: Because this is the year we choose to get vaccinated, Washington," Inslee said in a press conference Monday. "We are removing as many impe...

Gov. Jay Inslee calls on the Seattle-based coffee giant to lend some tech expertise.

Starbucks CEO liken the company's role in the mass vaccination effort to building a store with one product.

Starbucks has joined the Washington State Vaccine Command and Coordination Center, a statewide public-private partnership to boost vaccine distribution efforts established by Washington State Governor Jay Inslee and the Washington Department of Health, according to a company press release. Inslee…