Corona vaccine in the US: Trump

Washington. According to President Donald Trump, a corona vaccine, which is expected to be available soon, will initially not be delivered to the state of New York in the USA. The Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo does not trust the government in Washington and wants to examine the drug separately. “So we won’t deliver it to New York until we have approval,” said Trump.

The incumbent US President indirectly criticized Cuomo for his announcement a few weeks ago that an approved vaccine would be checked for safety by its own experts. Cuomo had justified this with concerns that Trump could use a preparation for political purposes and distribute it prematurely to the population.

Cuomo commented only a short time later on the broadcaster CNN and assured that a vaccine would not be approved in New York later than in the rest of the country: “There will be no delay.” According to his account, the drug should be followed in the same way as in other states New York to be shipped. The investigation by the New York expert panel is taking place at the same time. New York attorney general Letitia James threatened to sue the federal government if the state does not receive vaccine doses for the time being.

Most recently, the companies Biontech and Pfizer announced that their vaccine offered more than 90 percent protection against the Covid-19 disease. They want to provide 50 million vaccine doses this year and around 1.3 billion in 2021 – worldwide. The vaccine must be given twice to be effective.

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