Gottlieb: Demand could complicate Biden’s 100-day vaccine distribution plan

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Scott Gottlieb, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, warned Sunday that demand for the COVID-19 vaccine could complicate the president-elect Joe BidenFacebook temporarily bans gun accessory ads after Capitol Sasse riots, in fiery opinion, says QAnon is destroying GOP MOREThe plan to manage 100 million shots in its first 100 days.

“I think they’ll reach 100 million, I think the issue will become in demand,” Gottlieb told “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan. “I think they’ll have the supply and distribution in place. In place to do that.”

Gottlieb, who serves on Pfizer’s board of directors, which developed one of two COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in the U.S., said that while there may be demand issues, “the new published administration makes a lot of sense “.

“It’s kind of the previous approach, of what we’ve been talking about, trying to push it through different channels, such as department stores, like pharmacies, trying to create more federally contracted sites along with states,” he said. . added.

As Gottlieb noted, about 30 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed so far, and according to the former FDA commissioner, another 15 million will be made available to the United States this week.

The launch of vaccines has been criticized for being too slow and wrapped up in bureaucracy. Biden’s chief of staff Ron KlainRon KlainBiden’s transition describes the executive actions of the first ten days to address the forecast of Sunday’s demonstrations of “worsening crises”: Washington is preparing for an inauguration and removal; coronavirus rises in the United States The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden calls on Congress to expand the largest relief response in US history MORE said Sunday that the Biden administration inherited a “huge mess” from the Trump White House regarding vaccine distribution. Biden has also referred to vaccine launching so far as a “sad failure.

Gottlieb also raised the threat posed by the various COVID-19 strains that appear around the world, such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Brazil and Japan.

“I just think we have to be honest with ourselves that these varieties are right here and we need to start taking action. You know, simple things will still work, they wear masks, they avoid crowds,” Gottlieb said. “And the quality of the masks really matters right now. If you wear a higher quality mask with this new infection, that will be very important.”

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 12 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the U.S., and about 1.6 million people have received their second dose.

Biden candidate for CDC leadership, Rochelle WalenskyRochelle Walensky Sunday shows preview: Washington prepares for inauguration and removal; coronavirus grows overnight: Trump administrator makes changes to speed up vaccinations CDC to call for negative evidence for international travelers More lawmakers test positive after Capitol siege incoming CDC director promises to tell the truth, restore confidence MORE, had previously appeared on the program and stated that he was confident the administration would be able to successfully achieve its ambitious vaccination plan.

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