- Bill Gates said the change of administrations “complicates” the vaccine distribution process, saying he hoped “we will get it in a positive way” during a section of CNN’s “Union State” on Sunday.
- The Pfizer and Bioentech vaccine was approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.
- Moncef Slavy, chief scientist at the federal vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed, said on Sunday that Moderna’s vaccine is likely to be approved by Friday, next week.
- Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has refused to accept the election even after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected the case of Texas running in the election results.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says the change of administrations “complicates” the vaccine distribution process, and he is “pleased” with how the incoming Biden administration approaches the problem.
Gates made the comment during Sunday’s interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” asking host Jack Tapper that the change of administration and the delayed change would “complicate” the vaccine distribution process.
The technology millionaire told Topper that “change is complex, but the new management is ready to trust real experts, but not attack those experts.”
“I think we’ll take this in a positive way,” Gates said. “I’m happy with the people, President-elect Biden and his team are tackling this issue.”
The Pfizer and Bioendech vaccine was approved for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, and the FDA commissioner said the first vaccinations could occur early Sunday, Business Insider’s Connor Berett said.
Monsieur Slavy, chief scientist at the federal vaccine initiative Operation Warp Speed, said on Sunday that Moderna’s vaccine was “possible” by next Friday and that he expects 40 million vaccines a year to be distributed.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Texas, which is contesting the election results in the states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia, will not come to trial. “
Business insiders Sonam Sheth and Jacob Shamsian said President Donald Trump and his allies have not won any of the more than 30 lawsuits filed since the election. Still, Trump said Sunday that the election was “not over” and refused to acknowledge Biden.
The Trump-appointed Public Service Administration (GSA) announced on November 23 that it would provide resources to the Biden Group to begin the transition process.
Business insider Bill Postock said the delayed conversion process had raised concerns that the incoming Biden-Harris administration would not be able to access information for vaccine distribution.
Last month, Slavi said, “I have been told not to say anything confidential to anyone, including anyone who is not part of the administration.” Insider’s Kate Duffy Report.