As the US prepared for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, President Donald Trump surprised everyone by threatening to withhold vaccines for the people of New York because Governor Andrew Cuomo had raised doubts about Trump’s plan to accelerate the availability of coronavirus vaccines. for New Yorkers.
Previously, Governor Cuomo had said that he had lost confidence in the Trump administration and would soon establish his own panel to approve the COVID-19 vaccine. Trump stepped forward and said Friday that VOCID-19 vaccines will not be provided to New York until Governor Cuomo says he is ready to distribute them in the state.
Trump said that the development of vaccines in less than a year is the “largest mobilization in the history of the United States, pioneering the development and manufacture of therapies and vaccines in record time.”
It should be noted that the program called Operation Warp Speed to develop and distribute vaccines quickly was not endorsed by Democrats, but it appears that Democrats will now have to work according to Trump’s plan to curb the spread of the deadly viral disease in The USA. .
In his briefing at the White House on Operation Warp Speed, Trump said of New York: “We cannot hand it over to a state, which will not give it to its people right away. As early as April, the vaccine will be available for the entire general population, with the exception of places like New York State where, for political reasons, the governor decided to say … he wants to take his time with the vaccine. ‘
Cuomo, who is an outspoken critic of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, said in April, “Frankly, I am not going to trust the opinion of the federal government,” and would therefore establish a state panel of experts to review the vaccinations I would not recommend it to New Yorkers based on the opinion of the federal government. “
In reaction to President Trump’s threat not to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to New York, Cuomo told CNN: “As soon as the FDA (Federal Drug Administration) approves it, our panel will approve it, seven other states will approve it. They will review. There will be no delay. ” Cuomo also accused Trump of “intimidating” New Yorkers.
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