Oso planning to go pro
We were taking about masks so my comments were on his messaging around masks given the context of the conversation. Of course it wasn’t his or the administrations only mistake but I think it was the most egregious. But to say their response was a national disaster is hyperbole, even for you amigo.
More dead Americans than in all the wars combined since 1950. I'd hate to see what you consider a national disaster. Amigo.
Not ignorant, reality-proofed. Observable reality doesn't stand a chance against the fantasy world they've constructed for themselves.
there was little any elected official could do to slow this thing down anymore then we did.
You 3 numbnuts, tell me exactly what Joe Biden has done to contribute to vaccine production and distribution. No whataboutisms, no name calling, no references to Trump. Just tell me exactly Joe Biden has done in 6 weeks to make this happen.Put up or shut up.
They used the defense production act to help Pfizer get equipment. Since Pfizer wasn’t accepting money in OWS they weren’t previously getting support They worked with moderna to increase the vial size to Eliminate a manufacturing bottleneck. They improved the dose forecasting and extended the window of the forecast so the states knew what to expect and could plan vaccinations with better certaintyThey did the work to authorize pharmacy delivered vaccine and are supporting starting clinicsIt’s boring stuff and I guess you could argue none of it means anything...but it’s hard to say they haven’t done things to try to increase production or vaccines in arms.
You know as well as I there was little any elected official could do to slow this thing down anymore then we did.
I'll note that between these and the J&J/Merck agreement it has accelerated the timeline to deliver doses to the adult US population to be completed this summer, instead of the timeline under Trump policies of sometime in 2022.That's kind of a big deal and will save 100's of thousands of lives.
To add:-- They've used FEMA to set up vaccination centers, leasing the needed sites and equipment, provide doses, provide PPE, provide training, provide logistics, and provide personnel to community centers to increase vaccinations-- They are reimbursing local authorities for using the National Guard to speed up distribution-- They are working directly with retailers (CVS, Walgreens) to speed up vaccination rate-- They've almost doubled the rate vaccine production-- As noted above, states now have insight in advance on how many doses to expect so that they can optimize distribution.The Trump admin philosophy was that their responsibility ended at getting the drugs approved and thereafter all the responsibility fell on the states and jurisdictions, which meant 58 different ways to do things, all uncoordinated with the supply.
Psaki admitted yesterday after being called out by the media for taking credit for something they didn’t have much involvement with Merck/j&j news.
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Actually, she didn't ... and you forgot to include the Fox News link. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/psaki-biden-trump-johnson-and-johnson-vaccine-merckAfter Psaki acknowledged JNJ and MRK had been planning the partnership earlier, she then outlined how the Biden Administration helped move it along. Her explanation went unchallenged by the Fox News reporter, who surely would have found a way to belittle it if he had grounds to do so.
Joe Biden Botches Democrats’ Names, Asks ‘What Am I Doing Here?’
Biden's been botching names for years.Honestly if that's all ya got, why do you even try?
Speaking of vaccines....Some good news and bad news from the most recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll on the willingness of American adults to voluntarily get a Covid vaccine. Good news: more people are ready to get it asap. Bad news: 22% still say they won't get it at all, or will get it only if mandated by the gubmint.https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-february-2021/Good to see the numbers trending upward, but we still need them to get higher if we want to be fairly certain to achieve herd immunity.