Biden chides Trump for lack of cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine

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Joe Biden met on Thursday (Nov 19) with governors from both parties and criticised President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to block the ...

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President-elect Joe Biden participates in a meeting with the National Governors Association's executive committee at The Queen theatre, on Nov 19, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. WILMINGTON, Delaware: Joe Biden met on Thursday with governors from both parties and criticised President Donald Trump’s unprecedented attempt to block the peaceful transition of power, saying it was hindering the flow of information about programs to develop a vitally important coronavirus vaccine.

Afterward, Biden spoke about distribution of a vaccine once one is ready, saying, “There has to be a prioritisation.” Among the Democrats on Thursday's videoconference was Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, which has been among the states Trump has targeted for unfounded claims of voter fraud. Biden told those participating that the virus doesn't care about political divisions.

Instead, Biden noted that 10 governors had imposed statewide mask mandates to combat the virus, calling it a “patriotic duty.” He's previously vowed to ask all governors to impose such rules and go around holdouts to local and county officials to cover as much of the .. as possible. “As I said on the day that the president-elect was declared the winner, his election has provided a mandate for cooperation,” Hogan said after the videoconference with Biden."We look forward to working closely with the Biden-Harris administration as we continue to face this unprecedented global pandemic.”

Still, more than two weeks after the Nov 3 election, the Trump administration is refusing to let Biden receive detailed briefings on national security and pandemic planning.

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