![]() ![]() Louis County registered for the vaccine, but the local health department so far has only received 975 doses, said County Executive Sam Page. In Missouri, more than 172,000 people in St. states as the rollout triggered confusion, and in many cases, rushes to secure a place in line through state systems that were not designed to bear the weight of a crush of appointment-seekers. The majority of those who have received the vaccine from either Moderna or Pfizer have not seen complications or side effects, with a few reporting allergic reactions.ĭistribution operations for the vaccine hit a snag early on for some U.S. ![]() The latest data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed over 31 million doses of vaccine have been distributed and about 12.3 million people have received at least one dose. The distribution goal of 300 million doses by January 2021 set for Operation Warp Speed in March of 2020 has yet to be reached. Howard Markel, a medical historian at the University of Michigan. "Why would you bench the CDC, the greatest fighting force of infectious disease in the world? Why would you call Tony Fauci a disaster?" asked Dr. ![]() Anthony Fauci, the government’s top authority on infectious diseases. As the months passed, Trump claimed he was smarter than the scientists and belittled experts like Dr. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tried to issue guidelines for reopening in May, Trump administration officials held them up and watered them down. "I think it is the first time in history that a president has declared a war and we have experienced a true national crisis and then dumped responsibility for it on the states," said Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health care policy think tank. Then he sought to avoid responsibility for shortfalls, saying that the federal government was "merely a backup" for governors and legislatures. But he was slow to invoke the Defense Production Act to secure desperately needed medical equipment. With deaths spiraling in the New York City area last spring, Trump declared "war" on the virus. "We grieve every single life lost to this pandemic, and thanks to the president’s leadership, Operation Warp Speed has led to the development of multiple safe and effective vaccines in record time, something many said would never happen," said White House spokesman Judd Deere. The White House defended the administration this week. Instead, he used his pulpit to spout theories - refuted by doctors - that taking unproven medicines or even injecting household disinfectant might save people from the virus. RELATED: US surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, more than any other country in the worldĪs president, he was singularly positioned to counsel Americans. Trump departs after signing an Executive Order for "Ensuring Access to United States Government COVID-19 Vaccines" during an Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit. ![]()
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