Trump administration had no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan – White House

Trump administration had no coronavirus vaccine distribution plan – White House

by Joseph Anthony
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There was no distribution plan for the coronavirus vaccine set up by the Trump administration as the virus raged in its last months in office, new President Joe Bidenโ€™s chief of staff, Ron Klain, said on Sunday.

โ€œThe process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House,โ€ Klain said on NBCโ€™s โ€œMeet the Press.โ€


Biden, a Democrat who took over from Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday, has promised a fierce fight against the pandemic that killed 400,000 people in the United States under Trumpโ€™s watch.
He signed a series of executive orders last week, including some that target vaccine distribution.
Biden plans to partner with state and local governments to establish vaccination spots in conference centers, stadiums and gymnasiums. The new administration will also deploy thousands of clinical staff from federal agencies, military medical personnel and pharmacy chains to increase vaccinations, and make teachers and grocery clerks eligible.
Vaccination programs lagged far behind the Trump administrationโ€™s target of 20 million Americans inoculated by the end of 2020.
โ€œWeโ€™ve seen this factor all over the country where millions of doses have been distributed, but only about half have been given out,โ€ Klain said.
โ€œSo the process of getting that vaccine into arms โ€“ thatโ€™s the hard process. Thatโ€™s where weโ€™re behind as a country. Thatโ€™s where weโ€™re focused in the Biden administration โ€“ on getting that ramped up.โ€
REUTERS

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