President Trump claims credit for Pfizer's Covid vaccine; fearmongers on New York 'delay'

After New York Goverr Andrew Cuomo said that he will set his own panel for approving COVID-19 vaccine, outgoing President Donald Trump said, 'We cant waste time and can give to states that will use vaccine immediately.' Trump said that any or ministration would have taken '5 years' to create and produce a COVID-19 vaccine. He furr ded that under his leership, ministration has produced a 'great and safe' vaccine far ahe of schedule.

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Trump threatens to withhold COVID-19 vaccine

Amid ongoing face-off with New York Goverr over vaccine approval, Trump alleged that Cuomo is purposefully delaying approval of Coronavirus vaccine, while or states want it. While Declaring his love for New York, Trump said that if ministration continues to delay vaccine's approval, whole country will get Coronavirus vaccine by April except New York. 

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Trump promises vaccine in a matter of weeks

US President Donald Trump on Friday while delivering his first speech since his defeat in US Presidential Elections 2020 informed that millions of Americans will be vaccinated in coming weeks and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will be available to entire population of United States by April next year. This comes as welcome news for a nation that is reeling from record infection rates. While providing an update on Operation Warp Speed from Rose Garden at White House, he said, ' vaccine will be distributed to frontline workers, elderly and high-risk Americans... in a matter of weeks.'

Donald Trump said, "Our investment will make it possible for vaccine to be provided by Pfizer free of charge."

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20 million Americans will get COVID-19 vaccine this year

Elaborating on Trump's promise, Operation Warp Speed chief viser Moncef Slaoui said that United States hopes to immunize 20 million residents in December and at least 25 million each month in 2021.

Slaoui said, "We plan to have eugh vaccine doses available for use in US population to immunize about 20 million individuals in month of December and ar 25 to 30 million per month on an ongoing basis," Slaoui said on Friday. As of month February or March, if we have more vaccine approved...we may be able to immunize a larger number of Americans on an ongoing basis per month."

Speaking about final phase of clinical trials of two Coronavirus vaccines which are being developed by Pfizer and Moderna, he said that vaccines would be approved for emergency use in December. As per latest statistics by Wolrdometer, United States So far has recorded over 11,226,038 positive cases, out of which 6,891,015 have successfully recovered while 251,256 have died. 

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