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As of March 6, 2021 3:36 am
How fast is vaccination in the US? So fast that four orangutans at the San Diego Zoo have already received two cans. But how does the United States manage to vaccinate against Corona much more quickly and efficiently than Germany?
By Jule Käppel,
ARD-Studio Washington
This week, President Biden stepped in front of the cameras with good news. “We are on track to vaccinate all Americans by the end of May,” Biden said. And when the president has good news, he likes to repeat it. “So again, all adults in America will be vaccinated at the end of May.”
Biden wants to fight the pandemic and jump-start the economy. These are your most important goals, and you have been working on them with ambition, from the beginning. In its first 100 days, through the end of April, 100 million Americans are expected to receive a vaccine. More than half has already been done and the vaccination rate is constantly increasing. For the first time, the CDC was able to report that more than two million people were vaccinated in one day. For comparison: this corresponds to the total number of Germans vaccinated since the end of December.
War against the virus
How does the United States manage this quota every day? The fight against the virus has been declared war. “This is a martial effort,” Biden said, delighted with the “innovative approaches” in this battle. This includes cooperation between the two competing pharmaceutical giants Johnson and Johnson and “Merck”. “Merck” does not have its own vaccine. Factories are said to produce more Johnson & Johnson compound, a dose of which is sufficient.
“This is the kind of collaboration that we saw in World War II,” Biden said. To speed up production as much as possible, the government uses an armaments law. US corporations are supported to produce, package, and deliver more vaccines 24 hours a day. The Department of Defense is assisting with the distribution. The national guard and civil protection are on duty. Retired doctors and nurses strengthen the vaccination team.
Mega vaccination centers across the country
With the vaccine and the staff, there is still no place to get vaccinated. A state discipline.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is in a good mood this morning. He looks around at the first mass vaccination center in his state: a huge parking lot. They manage around 4,000 vaccinations here every day, and people can stay in their cars. Drive, windshield down, syringe, go. There are mega vaccination sites all over the country, in convention centers, soccer stadiums, even at Disneyland. In addition, there is a tight-knit network of pharmacies, community medical centers, and clinics, where vaccinations are performed by and without appointment.
The miracle of vaccination also thanks to Trump
America needs to catch up with justice on vaccination. Hispanics and blacks are less likely to receive vaccines than whites. President Biden wants to improve access for all and build more trust among minorities. The statistics institute “Gallup” has determined: At 71 percent, the willingness to vaccinate is higher than ever, with more opponents in the Republican field. This appeal could change that.
The injection is not painful and everyone should get vaccinated, former President Trump told supporters last weekend. His “Operation Warp Speed” paved the way for the “intergalactic speed” shot. The former president had invested billions of dollars in research and signed contracts early on, a gamble with an uncertain outcome at the time.
Two presidents have made the miracle of American vaccines a reality, with willingness to take risks, pragmatism and efficiency.
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