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Joe Biden could invoke the Defense production law by increase the production of anti-Covid vaccines.
Anticipating the scenario is Celine gounder, member of Covid-19 Advisory Board headed by the new president of the United States, and broadly comparable to our Scientific Technical Committee.
During an interview with CNBCGounder noted that Biden, once in office next month, is likely to push for increased production of coronavirus vaccines.
Hence the Defense Production Law, which is a law that governs production standards. in times of war and emergency scenarios, and allows the president of the United States to force companies to prioritize all production that may be directly linked to national security:
“The idea is to ensure that both personal protective equipment and the ability to test that all the raw materials needed for vaccine production are present in more than adequate amounts“,
Celine Gounder explained.
Biden could increase vaccine production
The new president’s move could help the United States protect components and specialty products necessary for the production of anti-Covid vaccines.
Biden’s team, Gounder explains, is considering whether or not to invoke the Defense Production Act. New York Times Last week he wrote that Pfizer, the giant that made one of two Covid vaccines approved for emergency use in the United States, had already asked the Trump administration in September similar help, required to obtain key production supplies.
So the tycoon administration didn’t respond to the pharmaceutical giant. That is why now the hypothesis, feared by the Times itself, could be precisely that the Defense Production Act is useful to guarantee Pfizer “a easier access to around nine specialized products you need to do the vaccine. “
For the moment Gounder – part of the Covid-19 Advisory Board – did not explain how Biden intends to use the law: for example, privileging Pfizer production or redistributing components fairly.
Meanwhile in the United States about 2 million citizens have received the vaccine as of last Saturday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
