From 0 to 80 in under a month
Biden inherited exactly zero distribution plans from Donald Trump. A Trump re-election would have literally meant more Americans getting sick and dying.
https://time.com/5938128/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-biden/
In the 38 days between the first vaccinations on Dec. 14, and when Biden took office on Jan. 20, the federal government had shipped 42 million doses. But less than half—16.5 million shots—were administered
But...
Since Biden took office, the pace has picked up considerably. Of the 68.3 million total doses that have arrived on site as of this week {article was written on Feb 11th} (according to CDC figures collected by reports from states and jurisdictions) some 46.3 million—over two-thirds—have reached patients. Another way to look at it: in the 23 days between Biden’s first day in office and Feb. 11, the U.S. administered just shy of 30 million doses.
This comes to an average of 1.3 million a day, nearly three times the rate in the final five weeks of Trump’s term. By simple extrapolation, this figure would suggest that the U.S. will easily surpass 100 million new inoculations in the 77 remaining days in Biden’s self-imposed deadline.
This is light at the end of the tunnel. There's actually a way out of this mess.
For over a generation in US history Republicans (rightly) dominated us politics by "waving the bloody shirt" from the American Civil War. I recommend we do the same for a decade or so. The Republicans have made themselves the party of anti-science, pandemics, corruption, and antisocial violence. It took Joe Biden less than 3 weeks to start up a plan to clean up Trump's mess.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215111564
Biden inherited exactly zero distribution plans from Donald Trump. A Trump re-election would have literally meant more Americans getting sick and dying.
https://time.com/5938128/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-biden/
In the 38 days between the first vaccinations on Dec. 14, and when Biden took office on Jan. 20, the federal government had shipped 42 million doses. But less than half—16.5 million shots—were administered
But...
Since Biden took office, the pace has picked up considerably. Of the 68.3 million total doses that have arrived on site as of this week {article was written on Feb 11th} (according to CDC figures collected by reports from states and jurisdictions) some 46.3 million—over two-thirds—have reached patients. Another way to look at it: in the 23 days between Biden’s first day in office and Feb. 11, the U.S. administered just shy of 30 million doses.
This comes to an average of 1.3 million a day, nearly three times the rate in the final five weeks of Trump’s term. By simple extrapolation, this figure would suggest that the U.S. will easily surpass 100 million new inoculations in the 77 remaining days in Biden’s self-imposed deadline.
This is light at the end of the tunnel. There's actually a way out of this mess.
For over a generation in US history Republicans (rightly) dominated us politics by "waving the bloody shirt" from the American Civil War. I recommend we do the same for a decade or so. The Republicans have made themselves the party of anti-science, pandemics, corruption, and antisocial violence. It took Joe Biden less than 3 weeks to start up a plan to clean up Trump's mess.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215111564
