Amazon’s offer to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine just hours after President Trump left the White House was “shameful,” Fox News medical collaborator Dr. Marc Siegel said on Thursday.
“When it comes to Amazon, you have to scratch your head and say, first of all, I think everyone who watches us knows that there was a personal rivalry between Jeff Bezos and President Trump. Well, I’m sorry. That shouldn’t get in the way. public health, “Siegel told Fox & Friends.
Siegel said the United States “certainly could have used Amazon along with all of its communications” to help distribute the vaccine.
“We are having a breakdown of communications at the state level and all of its employees. And guess who they are going to get the vaccine first, Steve? They are going to say their employees are frontline workers, what they are. But I bet that they end up at the front of the line here. “
WHY AMAZON WAITED UNTIL THE INAUGURATION OF BIDEN TO OFFER HELP IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES?
Shortly after President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday, Amazon congratulated him on his inauguration and offered his extensive resources to assist the new government in its vaccination effort.
“As you begin your work leading the country out of the COVID-19 crisis, Amazon is ready to help you achieve your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of your administration,” Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s consumer world business, wrote in a letter to Biden on Wednesday.
“We are prepared to leverage our operations, information technology and communication skills and experience to assist your administration’s vaccination efforts,” continued Clark. “Our scale allows us to have a significant impact immediately in the fight against Covid-19 and we are ready to assist you in that effort.”
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Almost 36 million doses have already been sent, however, only 16.5 million have been administered. Siegel said that Operation Warp Speed ”did what it should, which was to bring vaccines to market”.
“They are sending them there. That 36 million is the same rate as one million a day, more than 100 days that President Biden is offering or promising,” said Siegel.
Siegel continued: “The problem is on the other side, putting you in the arms of people with people like Governor Cuomo pushing stop signs, trying to get around everyone and getting it right with Pfizer. All of this could have been helped by Amazon, like you just said, helping to get her from Operation Warp Speed and the federal government into people’s arms. This is something they could really help with. And it’s a shame that it took so long and it seems to be political. “
Paul Best of Fox News contributed to this report.