CONGRESS/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/VACCINES: “Vaccines in a vial, only work if they’re injected into an arm of people, especially those most at risk. This would be one of the hardest and most costly operational challenges in our nation’s history. We’re going to need Congress to fully fund [coronavirus] vaccine distribution to all corners of the country, to everyone.
I’m encouraged by the bipartisan efforts in Congress around a $900 billion economic relief package, which I’ve said is critical. But this package is only a start for more action early next year. We must also focus significant resources on direct public health response to COVID-19.
Our preliminary view of Trump administration’s vaccine distribution plans confirms media reports. Without urgent action by this Congress this month to put sufficient resources into vaccine distribution and manufacturing, which the bipartisan group was working on, there’s a real chance that after an early round of vaccinations, the effort will slow and stall.”
-Joe Biden, “President-elect Biden Introduces Key Members of his Health Team,” YouTube.com, Dec. 8, 2020