His team arrived at the White House with a 200-page response plan ready to roll out. But instead, they have spent much of the last week trying to locate lost vaccines.
While signing a record number of Executive Orders, Biden’s team is still trying to locate upwards of 20 million vaccine doses that have been sent to states — so much for the national vaccination effort. Meanwhile, a series of new Covid-19 strains that threaten to derail the response.”
Most of the supply is apparently boxed away in warehouses, sitting idle in freezers or floating elsewhere in the complex distribution pipeline that runs from the administration to individual states.
The states with the smallest percentages of vaccines administered on the Bloomberg tracker are Rhode Island (52.6 percent), Kansas (53.6 percent), Alabama (53.6 percent), the District of Columbia, (54.2 percent), and Idaho and Massachusetts (tied at 54.6 percent). There is no simple geographic or political connection among the states on the bottom of the list; you can’t dismiss this as a “Deep South” problem or blame it on red-state governors.
Also, stories of vaccine doses being administered to hospital donors, boards of directors, and other wealthy not necessarily priority recipients start to pile up.
Paul Plante says
New York State under DEMOCRAT Young Andy Cuomo is already one huge COVID VACCINE CLUSTER****, and Cuomo, an incompetent A-HOLE thug, is a top-of-the-line Democrat, the best they have to offer.
So if the TOP-OF-THE-LINE DEMOCRAT in New York has already made a real hash of things with regard to them vaccine, then seriously, why on earth would we expect a TWO-TIME LOSER like Joe Biden who has never held a real job, never managed anything, including his own life, and never has been anything more than a hack politician, first as a senator, where he was a real ****-UP, then as Hussein Obama’s coat carrier as vice president, to be able to do better?
Sounds pretty insane to me putting faith in Joe Biden to get this COVID VACCINE CLUSTER**** straightened out, when Joe Biden has no record of ever getting anything straightened out, but there are 81 million ******* morons out there who believe in their little hearts that Joe is going to save the soul of America and banish COVID for them in his first 100 days, so have it, dudes.
Put your lives into the hands of a two-time loser and see where that gets you.
As for me, I’m leaving my life in my own hands where I know it will be safe.
Gerald Stranaly says
I’d like to correct your vote numbers, from the information I have biden only got 68 million votes from the idiot’s and President Trump really got 79 million. The 11 million +/-difference comes from those votes stolen by the communist Chinese government.
Paul Plante says
Works for me, anyway.
Scotiagirl says
Scotiagirl says “follow the money”. These vaccines are not “lost”. Somebody in the Biden camp has figured out a way to pocket the gold.
Paul Plante says
Put Andy Cuomo and his CRIME-RIDDEN REGIME somewhere near the top of that list is my thought.
MJM says
I’m with Scotiagirl on this one. Follow the money and never let a good pandemic go to waste. It’s called skimming, right ? I have seen no proof of any Biden crime family members sharing doubloons with the Cuomo crime family. But let’s see, what Biden member has been using the family name to make questionable business deals ? How did Hunter get the $5.4 million to buy his new house in California ? Venice Canal frontage. hmmmmmm……Dad went home this past wknd. to talk on his secure crime family line to discuss the pilferage ?
Truthmatters says
Mix a little bit a truth with a lot of BS and you hook the gullible every time.
The Biden administration hasn’t received any shipments of vaccine. The “lost” vaccines are the ones squirreled away by the Trump administration. That shouldn’t be too hard to believe since the administration was inept.
Note: Weak.
Paul Plante says
When you say the pathetic Andy Cuomo regime was and remains inept, you have spoken an eloquent and much needed mouthful in corrupt American politics today, Truthmatters, and truly, in a REPUBLIC, truth should matter, but not so in a democracy where everybody is free to have the truth they want to have, which is why we had Charley Manson and his girl gang in the country, who were practicing pure democracy when they took a vote to kill Sharon Tate, and then did so because there were more votes for killing than against, which is exactly how this democracy we now have firmly installed in America today with the ascension of Joe Biden to the throne of America by grace of Nancy Pelosi and a military Junta who have ringed the capital with a CORDON OF STEEL on 12 January 2021 after deposing Donald Trump in one of the slickest coups I have seen pulled off since America took down the democratically-elected Salvador Allende in Chile because America did not like his politics, just as America did not like the politics of Donald Trump, and installed dictator Augusto Pinochet in his place, because deep down, America really is in love with those who take absolute power over others unto themselves, well, just because, and it is far better to be on the side of the thug, Pinochet, or in this case, Joe Biden, as opposed to the side of the weakling, in this case Donald trump who was so easy to depose that he actually mounted an insurrection against his own regime, and thereby managed to topple himself for the Democrats, thus clearing the way for Nancy Pelosi to install Joe Biden as dictator, backed by the military power of the Junta, is going to work as Joe tightens his grip on absolute power in America with a flurry of executive orders by which he is doing away with our Constitution while at the same time rewriting law with executive orders to make him a dictator in fact.
Truthmatters says
Reviewing comments here, I see the norm is for you to hijack the comment section. While you know doubt will scream something about Free Speech, how about you try to keep things on topic. News flash the topic is Biden and Vaccines
Paul Plante says
Not being either a Democrat or an infant throwing a temper tantrum, I don’t “scream,” and neither the First Amendment nor the cry of “FREE SPEECH” apply to the Cape Charles Mirror nor do they convey any inherent right to be published in here.
Didn’t you learn a ******* thing when you went to grade school?
And while we are on the subject of truth matters, when you are saying something like “(W)hile you know doubt will scream something about Free Speech,” you would appear far more mature and wise and yes, even intellectual to your readers if instead you had said, “(W)hile you NO doubt will scream something about Free Speech ….”
While the word “know” when spoken sounds very much like the word “no” when spoken, when written, as was the case here, the difference between the words becomes quite clear and with a fifty-fifty chance of picking the correct word, you picked wrong.
Did you also vote for Joe Biden?
Is that why you are bending over backwards in here trying to defend him?
Truthmatters says
After perusing more of your posted replies, I see you that you tend to be quite loquacious, Paul. I would also offer up to you the proverb of “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones”
While my malapropism did escape my review of my comment before posting, I find your writing seems to lack structure, is composed of run on sentences and always seems to address an issue only known to you. Rarely are any of your comments in response to the article or in direct response to a fellow commentor. (though I don’t think the label “commentor” should be applied to you).
Getting back to my question earlier, what does NY and Cuomo have in common with the original article? Clearly, you harbor a disdain of democrats.
Publius, Free Speech is wonderful isn’t it? However, staying on topic is more of an adult thing. If that smacks of Totalitarianism, then I suggest you pick up a dictionary and look up the term. Obviously, you don’t know the definition.
Paul Plante says
IF I should happen to harbor a DISDAIN (the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt) for the DEMOCRATS, as you say, Truthmatters, let me take pains to assure you that it would not be frivolous or unwarranted; to the contrary, it would be something they fairly earned through their own hard work and efforts at being worthy of DISDAIN.
Said another way, I wouldn’t waste the mental energy having DISDAIN for them if they themselves were not eminently worthy of it.
Getting back to your question earlier, what does NY and Cuomo have in common with the original article?
Dude, if you can’t see it yourself, I doubt there is much I can do for you to help you see the light.
And mucho thanks for all the valuable tips you gave me on my writing style!
I’m so proud of being worthy of critique by such an accomplished author as yourself that I am going to share your comments with my community college creative writing professor as living proof of how much all her hard work has accomplished in making me what I am today.
Paul Plante says
Truthmatters, you are an absolute hoot here, dude, a real American CLASSIC, the guaranteed genuine article, not in any kind of way a reproduction, with your hilarious comment to Publius that “staying on topic is more of an adult thing,” which pegs you out as immature, infantile, and definitely not adult with your above commentary in a thread about Biden and Vaccines that “(a)After perusing more of your posted replies, I see you that you tend to be quite loquacious, Paul.”
What on earth does that have to do with the topic of Biden and vaccines?
And let me take great pains to assure you that I only use the amount of words necessary to get across a point in a POLITICAL DISCUSSION FORUM on matters of interest to ALL Americans, so I am hardly “loquacious.”
And what mon earth is this doing in a thread on Biden and vaccines: Paul. I would also offer up to you the proverb of “Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”
I’m not saying I am unappreciative of the advice, I’m just at a loss to see what the context is.
And then in a thread about Biden and vaccines, you instead take us back to high school with your scholarly dissection of my writing style where you find my writing seeming to lack structure while being
composed of run on sentences and always seeming to address an issue only known to me.
So it would appear that you are one of those persons in this country known as a DESPICABLE DANGEROUS DEMOCRAT authoritarian who sets down rigid rules for others to have to follow, while you being a CADRE get to enforce them, while not having to comply with them yourself.
That’s FASCISM, isn’t it?
Do you wear hob-nailed jack boots?
Do you carry a truncheon to inflict your will on others?
Publius Americanus says
Totalitarians gotta quash, doncha? Not quite up on the concept of free speech, lefty?
Don’t like it, don’t read it.
Go play in traffic, kid.
Paul Plante says
And NEWS FLASH back at’cha, Truthmatters, where Truthmatters says in a manner that is distinctly stern, lecturing, almost hectoring (talking in a bullying way as in “a brusque, hectoring manner”) @ February 7, 2021 at 8:24 pm, “how about you try to keep things on topic, News flash the topic is Biden and Vaccines,” with respect to Joe Biden, you cannot mention his name without mentioning ALL the names of the individuals who put Joe Biden into the white house, and despite any BULL**** from Joe Biden, it WAS NOT 81 million Americans.
Only a COMPLETE GOOFBALL or WITLESS MORON would think that Joe Biden is in the white house because of 81 million people whose popular votes MEAN ******* NOTHING at all.
Joe Biden is in the white house because of people like Andy Cuomo, BIDEN’S ELECTOR!
BIDEN IS BEHOLDEN TO ANDY CUOMO FOR HIS OFFICE!
So as soon as you say the name Joe Biden, it is you who bring a WHOLE CONSTELLATION of names including Andy Cuomo who put Joe Biden into the white house along with a mob and compelling superior military force, into the discussion, because in reality, Joe is like a syndicated race horse and there are 306 SHARES divided up among the SHAREHOLDERS, including 29 SHARES owned by Andy Cuomo as governor of New York, and now old Joe and his medicine show have got to do some work and win some races and pull the plow for the shareholders, who expect PLENTY of GRAFT and PATRONAGE to flow down the line to them like, ah, well, what it is – TRIBUTE.
And the PATRONAGE is good for the DEMOCRAT PARTY because it gives them more FOOT SOLDIERS.
Because I so seriously believe truth matters, myself, let me help you out with a powerpoint presentation which shows the interconnection between Joe Biden who is in the center, and all the people who own a piece of him like Andy Cuomo surrounding him and feeding off of his benevolence towards them with the contents of the public’s treasury, to wit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall#/media/File:New_York's_New_Solar_System2.jpg
The second one shows Andy Cuomo and Joe Biden shaking hands as they divide the spoils they can reap from control of government in the United States of America:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammany_Hall#/media/File:Rogers,_W._A._(William_Allen),_Rogers_A_Cinch_1893_Cornell_CUL_PJM_1112_01.jpg
Glad for the opportunity to help you out here, Truthmatters, because you seem nice, you’re an intellectual, you probably have moved on to HIP-HOP from rap, you drink Chardonnay, and I don’t think you have chosen to be so ignorant as you are – it is just that you don’t know better, and adults have a responsibility there to step in and give you what help you are not getting elsewhere. because there are more people who profit off you being ignorant, than otherwise.
Sorin Varzaru says
You are eating your time. I stopped engaging Paul some time ago. There was no point in it.
Publius Americanus says
Fascists gotta fascist. Disagree? Cut them off!!!
HOW Dare someone have a different opinion?
Spasibo Tovarish!…….vy kredit gosudarstvu!!!!
Sorin Varzaru says
You seem to lack an understanding of what fascism is. That explains why you’re throwing it around all the time.
Did I incorrectly assume I had the freedom to ignore clowns and suggest to others to do the same? I will point out that I did not suggest the clowns to be shot, just ignored.
Paul Plante says
IT’S CALLED THE RIGHT OF NON-ASSOCIATION!
I DO NOT HAVE TO ASSOCIATE WITH CLOWNS, AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF THE CLOWNS IN HERE WOULD EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT OF NON-ASSOCIATION BY NOT ASSOCIATING WITH ME!
(And even so, I still think Sorin is nice, well, because he seems nice.)
Paul Plante says
And how blessedly peaceful MY life has been ever since, so thanks for the favor, Sorin, I very much appreciate it, and you stopped engaging with me because you never started in the first place, becasuse you never had anything to say to me, personally, us being in different time zones and all that, so really, Sorin, you’re kidding no one here, but even so, I have always said you were nice, and still will continue to do so after this.
MJM says
Weaker than weak. Earth to Truthdoesn’tmatter ! Never Trumpers had 4 years to blame everything on President Trump. Slow Walk yourself back to 1/20/21 if you can handle it. Can you face the fact that President Trump got aboard Air Force 1 and flew home to Mar a Lago? Thereafter The United States of America became the responsibility of Dr. Jill Biden. Please help Uncle Joe put his Big Boy Pants on and be responsible for progress. Whether we are discussing new shipments of covid19 vaccines or shipments received prior to 1/20, you have lost the option of any longer blaming President Trump. It’s Uncle Joe’s turn in the barrel. Well, in reality anyway. Tralfalmadorians are excluded from that.
kb brien says
Trump had a great life before being president, plus he wasn’t a politician, whom funnel money to themselves and friends. Trump was and is so wealthy that there was no reason for him to hide\sell the vaccine to anyone. Biden on the other hand has been in bed with china for years and most likely sold them to china, N. Korea, Iran and so forth. I have no proof yet that is his character. He is a corrupt man as is his son and brother. That there is proof.
You all have to thank God Trump was president and not hillary, because she would never banned Chinese people coming into the U. S. and would never have stream lined the vaccine process. Everyone said 3-4 years for a vaccine to be approved, he did it in 7-8 months. He alone saved hundreds of thousands of U.S. lives alone , and millions world wide.
MJM says
With regard to the fact that hospital administrators and wealthy donors are sometimes receiving vaccinations prior to priority recipients, I happen to know that the list also needs to include family and friends of the folks administering the shots. All that being said, I have to say I have no problem with these facts, and believe it to be a completely understandable situation. There are many businesses that deliver products that have quite the short shelf life. Bakeries have cakes or cupcakes at days end that go home with workers or owners to friends, family and neighbors at times. Do chefs ever have a leftover special go home ?I sometimes have the same situation with clams. So we might all want to understand that covid19 vaccinations will sometimes fall into the same category. Mary doesn’t show up for her vaccination because her mom fell and she has to go help her. Trey can’t show up because his classic Dodge p/u won’t start. There are many reasons for no shows. What to then do with the allotted vaccine ? Waste it and throw it away ? It’s real hard to have John Q. Public on stand by to get somewhere and receive that specific potentially wasted dose. The public is not real understanding of last minute variables and changes. Having a potential recipient on call in order to prevent waste of this very valuable resource I believe is the proper thing to do. At the same time I also fully support the belief that any distribution system that deliberately side stepping proper deliveries to those prioritized is certainly very wrong.
Scotiagirl says
But, 20 MILLION (cupcakes, dinner specials or clams?). Scotiagirl’s doctor in Northern Virginia bought a big freezer\fridge for storage of the vaccines for the very circumstances you describe. and aren’t these vaccines logged in and tracked somehow? My CDC Covid 19 Vaccination Record Card has a Moderna lot number on it, doesn’t yours? The “missing” element to this story still sounds suspect!
Scotiagirl says
Scotiagirl adds…a search of shelf life for Moderna vaccine reveals that, under refridgeration, it lasts 30 days and under a 20 degree freeze, it lasts 6 months. Time, she be!ieves, to accommodate discrepancies where people don’t show up for scheduled innoculations. Also, who OWNS these vaccines? Who is legally authorized to dispense them? Yes, the baker can give away his cupcakes, the butcher his lamb chops and the candlestick maker his candles…but it cannot be the same situation with vaccines. And, again, TWENTY MILLION doses? Scotiagirl recognizes that fishy odor…
Sorin Varzaru says
As usual, the title of this article is misleading
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/01/ryan-fournier/biden-administration-didnt-lose-20-million-covid-1/
“Trump’s administration failed to keep track of the vaccines sent from the fed’s warehouses, Biden’s administration is trying to track them down” should’ve been the title.
Note: Happened on his watch, not Trump’s. This is in the Obama play book…pass the buck and blame the other guy. Weak. Like we say in the Navy, ‘the fire on you, is not the fire on me.” Step up and do the job like a man, or just shut up.
Sorin Varzaru says
“Note: Happened on his watch, not Trump’s. This is in the Obama play book…pass the buck and blame the other guy. Weak.”
You can say whatever, that doesn’t make it true though. Trump’s administration’s incompetence lost track of the vaccines. Biden is trying to find them.
“We reached out to Fournier and asked for evidence to back up his claim. In response to our email, Mark Chase at RFAngle responded with a link to the Politico article and a NY Post article that drew on Politico’s reporting. When PolitiFact pointed to the language in the Politico article that contradicts Fournier’s claim, Chase told us that RFAngle had corrected its piece to clarify that the loss of the doses predated the Biden administration.
“The vaccines were dispatched by the federal government to state governments prior to President Biden taking office. The Biden Administration is making efforts to locate them,” the correction reads.
Note: Fire on you, is not a fire on me. Man up or shut up. Or as my high school football coach used to say, “I don’t give a f*ck about excuses, I want results.”
Paul Plante says
But of course, regardless of reality it is all Trump’s fault:
Healthline
“Trump Administration Plans to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccine”
The CDC oversees the vaccine distribution process, as it’s the organization providing guidance to states and will be responsible for shipping out the vaccines.
The CDC runs the process, but states ultimately decide
The CDC ultimately oversees the vaccine distribution process, as it’s the organization providing guidance to states and will be responsible for shipping out the vaccines.
But all official distribution decisions, such as how and where to store and administer vaccines, will happen at the state level.
The FDA could issue an emergency use authorization for the vaccine, but they can’t force the states to take action, according to Madhivanan.
“It’s guidance, it’s used loosely, it’s a guide to say, ‘hey, this is how you should best [operationalize] your process for mass vaccination under this scenario or this threat,’” Dr. Daniel B. Fagbuyi, an emergency physician and Obama administration biodefense and public health advisor, told Healthline.
States will then partner with their local health departments and refer to the guidance to operationalize their own vaccine distribution process.
Fagbuyi says each state’s planning process will be “all hands on deck” and require the collaboration of emergency managers, healthcare workers, administrative leaders, hospitals, healthcare coalitions, homeland security, and community leaders.
“[States] have to be able to say, ‘OK, we’re going to receive the vaccines on which day, how much supply, where are we going to put it, the duration of effectiveness of the vaccine, the shelf life of the vaccine as it has to be stored in ice,” Fagbuyi said.
The distribution process will be inconsistent from state to state.
There isn’t a one-size-fits-all method as population needs differ across the country.
Arthur Caplan, PhD, a medical ethicist and professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Department of Population Health, suspects nailing down a distribution process could get complicated in states with conflicting politics.
“At the state level, there will be a little bit of a battle between governors and health departments versus state legislatures,” Caplan said.
“It should be messier in places where the governor is from one party and the legislature is from another.”
“That’s a prescription for fighting,” Caplan added.