In his first public address since Joe Biden was projected as president-elect last Saturday, outgoing President Donald Trump appeared this Friday from the White House, where he again painted a positive picture of the COVID-19 health crisis.
Trump assured that the vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer
"will be distributed quickly
.
"
The president had promised months ago that a vaccine would be ready before the election.
The president focused on promoting the "results" of Operation
Warp Speed
, a public-private partnership initiated by his Administration, to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacture and distribution of vaccines, therapies and diagnostics against COVID-19.
Trump said he was "proud" of his administration's handling of the pandemic.
As of this Friday, in the United States more than 240,000 people have died and there are more than 10 million infections.
Cases continue to rise in at least 42 states across the country.
"Little interest"
Reports from the AP agency cited collaborators who assured that the president, Donald Trump, had publicly ignored the fight against the coronavirus when the disease sweeps the United States because "he is furious" because the announcement about the progress in the creation of a vaccine against COVID-19 was done after election day.
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Public health experts fear that Trump's refusal to crack down on the pandemic or coordinate with Biden's team in the last two months of his presidency will only exacerbate the effects of the virus and hamper the rapid distribution of the vaccine. next year.
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The White House coronavirus task force met Monday for the first time after the election.
Officials discussed the growing numbers and promise of a vaccine created by Pfizer.
However, Trump - who does not participate in the meetings - remains obsessed by the election results and has not commented on the recent increase in cases despite state and local authorities seeking solutions and hospitals fear that they will lack the capacity to attend to the sick.
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Given the more than 100,000 new cases reported daily for a week, Trump has focused on the vaccine, which will be available in several more months.
It has complained about offering evidence that Pfizer intentionally withheld the news about its vaccine advances until after Election Day, according to a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Pfizer denies it.
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Trump has been consistent in downplaying the pandemic that has caused more than 240,000 deaths and 10 million cases in the country.
Public health experts have expressed concern at his silence and refusal to coordinate with Biden's transition team.
"It's a serious problem," said Abraar Karan, a global health expert at Harvard Medical School.
“The transition will only take place in January and we are in total crisis right now.
We already know where this is going, "he added." It is not enough to say that we will wait for the new president to take office to confront him. "
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