Former President Donald Trump is looking for honor for the rapid deployment of multiple vaccines against the coronavirus, and says if it were not for him, you would at best not get a beautiful ‘shot’ in 5 years. ‘
‘I hope everyone remembers when they get the COVID-19 vaccine (often called China virus), that if I were not president, you would get that beautiful’ shot ‘for at most 5 years. , and will probably not get it at all, ”the former president said in a statement released by his office on Wednesday night. “I hope everyone remembers it!”
The statement comes hours after President Biden announced that his government would order another 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to bolster the country’s efforts to get shots in arms.
Biden announced the new J&J doses a week after he unveiled the important partnership between rivals J&J and Merck to produce the former’s vaccine. After the promise that by the end of May the US would have enough first doses for every adult.
There are now more than 62 million people in the United States who have received at least the vaccine dose and nearly 33 million who have been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is about 19% and 10% of the population, respectively, according to data last updated on Wednesday.
Both Pfizer and Moderna’s dual-dose coronavirus vaccines were developed and authorized for emergency use while Trump was in office. Moderna received funding for design and testing under Trump’s Operation Warp Speed, while Pfizer had a pre-purchase agreement. J&J, which was approved for use after Biden took office, also had an existing federal production agreement signed under the Trump administration.
Trump and his wife, who both contracted COVID-19 last fall, were reportedly vaccinated in the White House in January.