Cuomo, a Democrat, blamed the Trump administration for failing to send enough vaccine doses to his state. This week, he said, New York would receive 250,000 doses — 50,000 fewer than the week before.
In his letter to Bourla, Cuomo suggested Pfizer should be able to sell directly to his state, bypassing federal agencies, since Pfizer is "not bound by commitments that"The company's decision to opt out of Operation Warp Speed, which the Biden administration plans to overhaul, puts it in a unique situation that could help us save lives right here in New York," Cuomo wrote.
Pfizer said that model would first have to be cleared under the emergency use authorization granted by the Food and Drug Administration for the drug's use. The company said in a statement it "is open to collaborating with HHS on a distribution model that gives as many Americans as possible access to our vaccine as quickly as possible. However, before we can sell directly to State governments, HHS would need to approve that proposal based on the EUA granted to Pfizer by the FDA."
It’s the race of time as the new variant is more contagious but this will only put every state pitting on one another for vaccine.
Shouldn’t you administer all the vaccine that has been distributed to your state before you try to hoard more? Sounds like the same whining we heard from Cuomo regarding ventilators.
Man, so many people just love to bitch
He Can’t wait any longer to kill more older people with the deadly vaccines.
How can we achieve Herd Immunity unless all of can get vaccinated.
Cuomo has NO SHAME! Remember, just a few months ago he didn’t want it🤣
Cuomo said the Vaccine came too soon. He should be Last.
Why not give the ones you have to the elderly in nursing homes instead of making people wait weeks to get one on your brown website? Your failures are immense and you only blame others. Pitiful
He is so stupid you can’t buy that
This is an idiot, more rubbish than the governor of California. This is the same as their initial competition for ventilators. Try to bid on things with a fixed output.
I feel somewhat, maybe, there’s a little possibility that Jared is keeping some in the fema budget for them. 😂
And he’s correct. Other meds don’t have to be run thru gov bs. That is exactly how it should happen.
corrupt man will sell to highest bidder and give to his friends!!! Coumo belongs in jail!!!! he killed more Yankees than Lee did!!!!
This is a joke, right? NY has only used 53% of the vaccine that has been distributed to it... that leaves over 885,000 doses just hanging out somewhere.
This guy is on dope for sure
New York’s going broke because everybody’s leaving where is he supposed to get the money to buy anything
Didn't he complain when governors were competing against each other for PPE?
Oh lord. The PPE game all over again. Maybe Cuomo can buy a cheap knock-off vaccine copy. Certified? we don’t do certified in NY.
I smell financial incentives, and not to favor NY’ers either. He will help a donor out. There’s no kindness in anything Fredos brother does.
Ask again on Wednesday afternoon.
Personally? Wowzers. Cause I know ny broke
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