Brett Giroir: By the End of Next Week We’ll Be at About 19.9 Million of Vaccines Distributed

Mitchell The Coronavirus continues ░░░░░░░░ spread uncontrolled with 19 ░░░░░░░░ million cases in the ░░░░░░░░ S December now the ░░░░░░░░ month since the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ This as the rollout ░░░░░░░░ vaccines is much slower ░░░░░░░░ promised with delays at ░░░░░░░░ the federal and state ░░░░░░░░ This morning Dr Anthony ░░░░░░░░ addressing the shortfall Clip ░░░░░░░░ Fauci I mean even ░░░░░░░░ you undercount 2 million ░░░░░░░░ an undercount how much ░░░░░░░░ could it be So ░░░░░░░░ are below where we ░░░░░░░░ to be I believe ░░░░░░░░ as we get into ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ an increase in the ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends Mitchell And ░░░░░░░░ an hour ago Vice ░░░░░░░░ Elect Kamala Harris receiving ░░░░░░░░ first dose of the ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Harris I ░░░░░░░░ everyone when it is ░░░░░░░░ turn get vaccinated It ░░░░░░░░ about saving your life ░░░░░░░░ life of your family ░░░░░░░░ and the life of ░░░░░░░░ community Clip ends Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ as President Elect Biden ░░░░░░░░ expected to point the ░░░░░░░░ at the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ the slow pace of ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Brett Giroir Assistant Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Health at the Department ░░░░░░░░ Health and Human Services ░░░░░░░░ testing coordinator for the ░░░░░░░░ House Coronavirus Task Force ░░░░░░░░ welcome back Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being with ░░░░░░░░ Front and center of ░░░░░░░░ are the vaccines Dr ░░░░░░░░ acknowledging in this morning ░░░░░░░░ re below what we ░░░░░░░░ wanted to be in ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine in the ░░░░░░░░ Operation Warp Speed wanted ░░░░░░░░ million doses by the ░░░░░░░░ of the year shots ░░░░░░░░ arms Now that s ░░░░░░░░ days from now We ░░░░░░░░ at just more than ░░░░░░░░ 1 million even with ░░░░░░░░ lag in state reporting ░░░░░░░░ is the case there ░░░░░░░░ numbers back to the ░░░░░░░░ C that is a ░░░░░░░░ miss So what s ░░░░░░░░ GIROIR So thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me on and I ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to clarify ░░░░░░░░ we are So by ░░░░░░░░ end of this week ░░░░░░░░ will have distributed about ░░░░░░░░ 6 million doses to ░░░░░░░░ states that means through ░░░░░░░░ Fed Ex and UPS ░░░░░░░░ to the states We ░░░░░░░░ this morning distribution of ░░░░░░░░ 4 2 plus million ░░░░░░░░ will occur next week ░░░░░░░░ that by the end ░░░░░░░░ next week we ll ░░░░░░░░ at about 19 9 ░░░░░░░░ distributed You are correct ░░░░░░░░ numbers reported 2 1 ░░░░░░░░ vaccines in people s ░░░░░░░░ We know that s ░░░░░░░░ because there is a ░░░░░░░░ to 7 day delay ░░░░░░░░ we expect that to ░░░░░░░░ up Remember last week ░░░░░░░░ the holiday week even ░░░░░░░░ hospitals that s slower ░░░░░░░░ normal and it s ░░░░░░░░ been 15 days since ░░░░░░░░ first shot got in ░░░░░░░░ s arms So we ░░░░░░░░ expect that the ramp ░░░░░░░░ the state plans will ░░░░░░░░ up over the next ░░░░░░░░ or two We expect ░░░░░░░░ to accelerate Mitchell But ░░░░░░░░ experts are saying that ░░░░░░░░ National Guard should be ░░░░░░░░ to set a vaccination ░░░░░░░░ Why not do this ░░░░░░░░ the problem is not ░░░░░░░░ in the distribution the ░░░░░░░░ is getting it once ░░░░░░░░ gets to the states ░░░░░░░░ they GIROIR So Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ are overwhelmed they ve ░░░░░░░░ months and months of ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ and they re dealing ░░░░░░░░ the cases themselves as ░░░░░░░░ as trying to get ░░░░░░░░ these shots into people ░░░░░░░░ s arms GIROIR Well ░░░░░░░░ experts are right many ░░░░░░░░ are using the National ░░░░░░░░ The CD C had ░░░░░░░░ starting in September when ░░░░░░░░ states needed to start ░░░░░░░░ plan their planning process ░░░░░░░░ the playbook that CD ░░░░░░░░ provided Many states are ░░░░░░░░ the National Guard I ░░░░░░░░ prep up guidance that ░░░░░░░░ EMTs and the Guard ░░░░░░░░ provide that It s ░░░░░░░░ a state by state ░░░░░░░░ Most states are using ░░░░░░░░ they re using health ░░░░░░░░ are also using the ░░░░░░░░ that s the way ░░░░░░░░ works best And and ░░░░░░░░ you re right they ░░░░░░░░ using those resources as ░░░░░░░░ need it Right now ░░░░░░░░ straightforward because it s ░░░░░░░░ homes and hospitals As ░░░░░░░░ roll into the next ░░░░░░░░ is when you ll ░░░░░░░░ a more wider vaccine ░░░░░░░░ for example like in ░░░░░░░░ it s anyone over ░░░░░░░░ and those with chronic ░░░░░░░░ So you re going ░░░░░░░░ see diversity of plants ░░░░░░░░ of programs as the ░░░░░░░░ move forward.”