President Trump announced on Sunday that he would modify the administrative order to vaccinate high-ranking government officials against COVID-19, while the shot was distributed only to leading health workers and those in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Mr. Within hours, his administration confirmed that senior U.S. officials, including some White House aides working closely with Trump and Vice President Pence, would be given corona virus vaccines soon this week. Trump made the announcement. Projects.
“People working in the White House should get vaccinated a little later in this program, especially if it is not needed,” the president said in a tweet. “I’m asked that this adjustment be made. I do not plan to be vaccinated, but I expect to do so at the appropriate time.”
It was not immediately clear what the size of the vaccination program should be, in this case two people said briefly, or Mr. What effect will Trump’s tweet have on the government’s efforts to protect the top leadership?
The news that White House staff would initially be vaccinated drew criticism on social media. Mr. Trump and his aides continue to violate COVID-19 guidelines issued by his own administration, including hosting big holiday parties with unmasked participants this December.
Officials on Sunday said the newly approved vaccine dosages from Pfizer will be available to those working in close quarters with the country’s top leaders. They said the move was to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the White House and other important facilities. Mr Trump was hospitalized with the virus for three days in October.
“Senior officials in all three branches of government will receive vaccinations following the continuation of government ethics established in administrative policy,” said John Uliot, a spokesman for the National Security Council. “The American people must be confident that they will receive the same safe and effective vaccine that senior US government officials receive on the advice of public health experts and the National Security Agency.”
The two men briefly spoke to the Associated Press about the matter anonymously because they had no authority to discuss the matter publicly. The New York Times first announced that US top officials would quickly access the vaccine.
Operation Warp Speed, the government’s vaccination initiative, came at the beginning of the previous plan’s top executives because CBS advised elderly residents to wait until later this month to be vaccinated in long-term care facilities. Despite the CDC’s recommendation to come to all 50 states this week and give priority to the elderly who are vulnerable to the corona virus.
CBS News has obtained two Operation Warp Speed documents prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services with guidance for CVS and Walcreens, pharmacy partners accused of vaccinating residents in long-term care facilities. HHS explicitly advises suppliers that “the program can only be run until December 21st”, which means that Pfizer will be vaccinated. The rate of infection in nursing homes has been increasing in recent weeks, causing costly delays.
In “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azhar refused to delay the start date for long-term care facilities. Following the CBS News interview, HHS received documents stating the December 21 start date.
The move to vaccinate top U.S. officials is tantamount to releasing rapid testing machines for the corona virus, which were similarly controlled by the federal government with tools set aside to protect the White House complex and other important facilities.
According to the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is still insufficient information to determine whether COVID-19 recipients should be vaccinated.
Benz did not go down with the virus, and his aides are discussing when and how to get the vaccine because management will increase public confidence in the shot.
The Pfizer vaccine requires two doses administered three weeks apart, meaning Trump executives will receive the final shot a few weeks before leaving office.
Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden have been discussing when and how he should be vaccinated, and are working to establish programs to increase virus protection in the West to keep the 78-year-old Democrat healthy.
According to a Capitol Hill official, lawmakers have not been told how many doses will be available, and it will be a foregone conclusion who will receive them. The officer did not have the authority to discuss it publicly and spoke to the Associated Press about the anonymity.