Biden Will Release All Vaccine When He Takes Office

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/08/biden-will-release-all-vaccine-when-he-takes-office/

Biden Will Release All Vaccine When He Takes Office
January 8, 2021 at 10:49 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available,” CNN reports.

“Releasing all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus vaccines by allowing more people access to a first dose. It could also be a risky strategy as both Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccines require two doses, administered at specific intervals, and vaccine manufacturing has not ramped up as rapidly as many experts had hoped. “

[House of Roberts]

1. Release the vaccine, but instruct the local authorities to maintain the second doses in house.

The last thing we need is to waste first doses by not following up.

[herding cats]

8. The cdc contacts each person as does the facility administering the dose.

At least here. So far, the follow up has been good there.

[MANative]

2. I wonder if he'll invoke the Defense Production Act to support getting more vaccine

manufactured more quickly.

[Wounded Bear]

4. He has already said he would...for vaccine and for PPE...nt

[lettucebe]

3. Doubt this is true -- following the advice of professionals is more his style

and if they say it's two doses, I believe them. First they fast track vaccine and now they second guess how it should be administered? Just don't think that sounds like a path Biden would want to follow.

[babylonsister]

5. A spokesman from the transition team said this...

so this is his intention. From the cnn link~

"The President-elect believes we must accelerate distribution of the vaccine while continuing to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible. He supports releasing available doses immediately, and believes the government should stop holding back vaccine supply so we can get more shots in Americans' arms now," said TJ Ducklo, a spokesman for Biden's transition. "He will share additional details next week on how his Administration will begin releasing available doses when he assumes office on January 20th."

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/biden-vaccine-strategy/index.html

[Ex Lurker]

6. Selfishly I would be against this

My elderly parents are scheduled for their second dose on Feb 4th. I want to be sure they get it.

[Bongo Prophet]

7. Better vaccines than Krakens and such nonsense. A return to the real world...