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Joe Biden has promised to distribute “100 million shots” of vaccines in the “first 100 days” of his presidency.
Biden, who will take over as President of the United States in place of Donald Trump in January, spoke while introducing his pandemic response team.
He said Americans should wear masks for 100 days to prevent the coronavirus from spreading and that he would make it mandatory on public transportation and in federal buildings.
“In 100 days, we can change the course of the disease and change life in America for the better,” he said, adding: “Whatever your policy or point of view, mask for 100 days.”
Biden also said he believes the virus could be well enough under control to allow “most” schools to reopen during his first 100 days as president.
Said, “My first 100 days won’t end on COVID-19 virus. I can’t promise that.
“But we didn’t get into this mess quickly. We’re not going to get out of it quickly. It’s going to take some time.”
The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus has soared to an average of more than 2,200 a day, matching the peak seen in April.
More than 283,000 people have died from the virus in the US, and the average number of daily cases has exceeded 200,000 for the first time.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to guarantee preferential access to vaccines for his country.
Meanwhile, Trump threatened to use the Defense Production Act to make sure Americans are first in line for US-produced coronavirus vaccines.
The US president spoke at a vaccine development and distribution summit, where he signed an executive order to ensure that vaccines procured by the US are used there before being shipped elsewhere.
The Defense Production Law was passed in 1950 and allows the president to expand the industrial production of materials or products key to national security.
Trump said: “If necessary … we will invoke the Defense Production Act, but we do not think it is necessary.”
“If it is, it is a very powerful act, as you know, because we have used it very, very successfully.”
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Biden’s team was not invited to the summit, even though they will be in charge of most of the vaccine distribution effort.
Meanwhile, Trump appeared to be still struggling with the fact that he had lost the November election.
When asked why no one from the Biden team had been invited, he said: “We will have to see who the next administration is, because we won in those swing states and terrible things happened. But whatever the next administration is going to benefit. really of what we have been able to do.
“Hopefully the next administration is Trump’s.”
The United States has not yet given the go-ahead for the widespread use of a coronavirus vaccine, but the Pfizer coup, which has been implemented. in the United Kingdom – It is expected to be approved this week.
