Operation Warp Speed will no longer be referred to by that name when Joe Biden’s administration is active. It has been decided to wipe that name out and replace it with one that Biden’s team hopes will instill more confidence in the vaccines.
But let’s be honest. Operation Warp Speed is Trump’s legacy and a very good one. Never has a vaccine been developed, manufactured and distributed so quickly. Biden tries to eliminate as much of Trump’s policies and achievements as possible during his tenure and this small step is part of that mindset. Team Biden justifies the name change because they say that while the push for the vaccine was successful, the surgery has failed to live up to expectations of getting the vaccine into people’s arms. The name implies that for some people who are reluctant to get the vaccine, a hasty, perhaps inferior product is being offered.
Here’s the thing – all the concerns about the vaccine’s effectiveness or its safety were raised by the same people who now want to rename the surgery. Before the vaccine was ready to be distributed, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, plus many other Trump critics (Democrats) said to anyone who would listen that they would hesitate or even refuse to take the vaccine if it was developed and made available during Trump’s tenure. They sounded like anti-vaxxers rather than praising the efforts of scientists and the most impressive public-private partnership in recent times. They managed to instill enough doubt and fear in people that now every available official or known face has been vaccinated in front of cameras to reassure the public of its safety.
The Biden administration wants its own name, so the name Operation Warp Speed will be replaced. Many officials working on the program will stay while the new government comes in. Biden’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, explained the change. Biden’s pledge to get 100 million shots in his first 100 days in the office is part of the focus on distribution. That’s a catchy goal, but they are probably ready for failure.
“OWS is the name of the Trump team for their program,” Ms. Psaki wrote on Twitter, using the initials of the program. “We are phasing a new structure, which will be renamed OWS. Many of the officials will be vital to our response, but the shortcomings of the Trump team approach to vaccine distribution need to be urgently addressed. “
The announcement came when Operation Warp Speed faced fresh anger after it indicated more doses would be sent to the states from a stockpile. But federal officials have since made it clear that the doses are actually from a tranche stored for second doses.
Ms. Psaki added that Biden Covid’s response would leave the White House. Dr. Bechara Choucair, a former Chicago health department commissioner, will “oversee vaccination efforts,” said Ms. Psaki, among other things to fulfill Mr. Biden’s promise to “put 100 million Covid vaccinations in the arms of the hospital. American people “. his 100th day in office.
Biden asked Dr. David Kessler, former head of the Food and Drug Administration, to oversee the acceleration of development, production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Kessler is a renewed career of both the George HW Bush and Clinton administrations. He became more popular with Democrats than Republicans in his old job after some controversial moves. He was an advisor to Biden and co-chaired the transition team’s Covid-19 task force. Kessler will be Dr. Moncef Slaoui replaced. Slaoui will stay on as an advisor. General Gustave F. Perna will remain the Chief Operating Officer.
Biden often says he will listen to scientists when making important policy decisions. However, members of the Science Party were the first to hit Operation Warp Speed rather than acknowledge its historical significance. Rather than giving credit to the Trump administration, they sounded childish and partisan. Joe Biden often sounds like he thinks that if he says the word ‘science’ enough, his ideas will be legitimate. Biden Friday nominated Eric Lander as his science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. He also raised the position to a closet level. Lander is president, founder and director of the Broad Institute at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ironically, when announcing Lander’s nomination, Biden spoke of a conversation he had with Xi Jinping during his days as vice president. He said, ‘He asked me if I could explain America to him. And I said, “Yes, I could. In a word, possibilities.” Ah, yes. What about the possibility that the Biden couple would make a ton of money off some shady deals during that time, Joe? Never mind.
Biden presented five areas on which the science team will focus:
First, the pandemic and what can we learn about what is possible, or should be
to meet the widest range of our public health needs?Second, the economy, and how can we build better to ensure that prosperity is fully shared across America and among all Americans?
Third, how can science help us face the climate crisis with US jobs and ingenuity?
Fourth, how can we ensure that the United States is the world leader in the technologies and industries of the future that will be critical to our economic prosperity and national security, especially as we compete with China and other countries?
And fifth, how can we ensure long-term health and confidence in science and technology in our country?
Kessler would be close to Dr. Fauci. They worked closely to accelerate drug development and approval during the 1990s AIDS epidemic. However, there is still no vaccine for AIDS, so take this partnership and everything else Joe Biden says with a grain of salt.