The president signed an executive order to ensure that “American citizens have first priority to receive American vaccines.” This was following an Associated Press report that the Trump administration did not secure a chance to purchase millions of doses of Pfizer’s vaccine last summer. “I have been through many health crises before, but this is the toughest one we have ever faced as a nation,” Fauci said.įauci, once a fixture at White House coronavirus briefings, was not mentioned by Trump at his event, meant to tout progress of Operation Warp Speed, the vaccine development program. Anthony Fauci, who he has tapped as an adviser and to continue as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “We need Congress to finish the bipartisan work underway now or millions of Americans may wait months longer to get the vaccine,” Biden said.īiden’s event also was to introduce the new members of his health team, including California’s Secretary of State, Xavier Becerra, nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Īppearing via video at the Biden event was a holdover from the Trump administration: Dr.
He said that there was an urgency for Congress to take action to fund vaccine manufacture and distribution, faulting the Trump administration for planning an effort that “will slow and stall.” Donald Trump, Nearing End Of Presidency, Taps Supporters For Slots On Kennedy Center Board Of Trustees
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