WHITT (229 posts)
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OK Now, Let's Get This Straight Donnie not only had NOTHING to do with the Covid vaccine, he had LESS THAN NOTHING to do with the Covid vaccine.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus was circulating in the US before anyone outside of China knew it existed. So, no, just as with European leader and those who died in their countries, Trump could not have prevented Covid deaths.

The Federal government was working with and funding Moderna development and testing from January 2020 onward. OWS had a conditional purchase contract with Moderna in summer 2020.

The Federal government began working with Pfizer (and other companies) in April 2020. The FDA Fast-Tracked Pfizer's vaccine in July 2020 and had a conditional purchase contract with Pfizer a week later.

The Federal government began working with J&J (and other companies) in April 2020 and had a conditional purchase contract with J&J in August 2020.

The Federal government exercised options to purchase 100M doses each from Pfizer and Moderna in December 2020.

~1 million doses a day were being injected before
LIEden was inaugurated.

So IRL, Trump had a
LOT to do with the development, testing, approval, and the beginning of the distribution of 3 vaccines in the US. And a fourth may be coming in a few weeks, Novavax's, which OWS enabled and for which there is a purchase contract (July 2020).
While Biden has done some probably significant things, their main effects are not likely to be felt until May or June this year. The recent increases in vaccine production and deliveries would have happened were Trump still President.