American governments, federal and state, have made many mistakes in the Covid-19 pandemic. But the great success—the saving grace—was making a financial bet in collaboration with private American industry on the development of vaccines. That effort is now letting the country see the possibility of a return to relatively normal life as early as the spring.
President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. should have enough vaccine supply for every American adult by the end of May. Last week the Food and Drug Administration finally approved Johnson & Johnson ’s vaccine, and this week J&J struck a deal with Merck to manufacture the single-shot J&J vaccine as well. With the Moderna and Pfizer shots already going into more than a million American arms each week, thousands of lives will be saved.
It’s important to appreciate what an achievement this is. Critics scoffed when President Trump set a target of having a vaccine approved by the end of 2020, and Kamala Harris suggested she might not take a shot recommended by the Trump Administration. The Biden-Harris Administration has now changed to full-throated encouragement—though not before continuing to trash the Trump efforts. White House aides have suggested that they inherited little vaccine supply and no plan for distribution. Both claims are false.
The supply was ramping up fast, and while there were distribution glitches at first, the real problem has been the last mile of distribution controlled by states. Governors like New York’s Andrew Cuomo tried to satisfy political constituencies that wanted early access to vaccines, adding complexity and bureaucracy that confused the public.
opinion COVID-19 DEATHS Credit: Trump, Jared and Ivanka Some people call this manslaughter.
opinion COVID-19 DEATHS Credit: Trump, Jared and Ivanka Some people call this manslaughter.
opinion Pfizer was not part of Warp Speed. We got rid of President Me, Me and Me and all is about Me, so let us live in peace.
opinion Lol the wsj editorial board needs to put down the pipe or whatever they're smoking
opinion Is the little Marco's column?
opinion BSJ
opinion All those nights of trump studying immunology and molecular biology paid off I suppose
opinion Once again, a Wall Street Opinion piece is pure bullshit. Vaccines were developed all across the world. The Pfizer vaccine was developed by a German company, who took European seed money, and did not participate in “Warp Speed”. Trump did nothing but make things worse.
opinion That bastard killed 500,000 Americans. That’s his legacy, along with attempting to end Democracy in the United States.
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opinion WSJ once again: 'The most effective early vaccine from BionTec in Mainz/Germany being distributed by Pfizer did not accept one penny from the Trump Administration and didn't participate in Warp Speed'.
opinion So the drug companies
opinion Knowing trumpy as we do, you really think Trump would give credit to anyone but himself?
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opinion This is on ur mind? U must be crafting an epic editorial on Trump’s gross incompetence. Oh, and while the drug companies discovered the vaccine, why wasn’t Trump creating a massive vaccination program? Uv mastered soiling urselves. Perfect use for ur oped pages.
opinion LOL!
opinion Americans are not stupid. They know Trump did all the hard work regarding the vaccine matter. Biden did nothing.
opinion The WSJ is hilarious...
opinion The only thing Trump ever did was take credit for all the great accomplishments that others did. This is yet another example of the size of his Ego.
opinion I got my first shot of the Pfizer vaccine today, a vaccine developed with zero warp speed funds by a German couple who emigrated from Turkey. Why should I thank Trump?
opinion Please. The Trump Administration cost American 500K deaths. It stole billions from healthcare and funneled it to private organizations who are profiting off the vaccine. Let's get the vaccine in the arms of everyone before taking a victory lap.
opinion Right, because no one would have done what Trump took credit for, but really took no part in.
opinion I'm sure the prospect of earning millions of $ had nothing to do with drug companies' development of vaccines. Operation Warp Speed was a joke.
opinion It was failed on-term Trump's only pandemic decision. Based on that, it is by default his best.
opinion Trump had nothing to do with vaccine development. Trump wanted herd immunity , not vaccines ! Failed to secure additional vaccines when offered by Pfizer and pushed unproven drugs . Operation warp speed was turtle speed with distribution until Biden!
opinion That will never happen.
opinion The drug companies that made the vaccine WITHOUT joining Trump's little 'Look at ME!' publicity try? Yeah, they get credit.
opinion Trump's actions made every aspect of the pandemic worse, and he had no plan to actually distribute the vaccines. It was all about branding and taking credit for the work of others. Pfizer's vaccine was developed overseas. He tried claiming credit for that too. Pound sand.
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opinion Biden has given effusive credit to the researchers who developed the vaccines. The former guy left him with no plan for vaccine distribution and deserves no credit.
opinion Jeez.....we named the virus after him.....no pleasing some people 🤪 Covid45 😷
opinion Oh give us all a break.
opinion He has.
opinion Trump's warp speed bullshit did nothing. Credit goes to drug companies.
opinion Oh please.
opinion What bullshit, over 500,000 dead Americans caused by an inept administration and you're promoting and looking for platitudes for Operation Warp Speed! Fuck that!
opinion Is this like an Onion thing?
opinion Lock him up.
opinion Never gonna happen Democrats are Truth Deniers!
opinion He literally never conceded... I wouldn’t do shit. He wouldn’t.
opinion Yes- I’m sure they are losing money on all of this. We should be thanking them! They are heroes and frankly should probably run the government as well! Thank you for sacrificing so much pharma companies!!!
opinion Operation Warp Speed my arse! That's why this is an 'opinion' piece because people with FACTS know that this article is a load of dog poop!
opinion Trump is NOT responsible for rapid, increased production, orderly delivery, & admin. Trump’s attempt to get Merck to mfg J&J vaccine failed. Biden’s succeeded. Biden got both Pfizer & Moderna to make 100s of thousands more doses & deliver them months sooner.
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