New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a news convention on September 8, 2020 in New York City (Photo via Spencer Platt/ Getty Images).
ALBANY – The handling of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, which totals nearly 20 million New York City residents, will be “one of the demanding operational situations of all time,” Gov. Andrew M. said Monday. .
The governor’s comments come when President Donald Trump said he could have a vaccine “in a few weeks. “
In a call to the convention with reporters, Cuomo said Trump’s leadership downplayed the challenge facing the country. Cuomo compared Trump’s technique to the vaccine with his technique for the onset of the pandemic this spring, when testing, procurement of medical materials, and other facets of the reaction were largely left to state governments.
“It’s the same mistake we made over time,” Cuomo said.
But Cuomo had also combined messages about Trump’s response. On March 23, he noted that until March 13, when the federal government gave states the strength to conduct COVID-19 testing, it had a “bottleneck” with the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control.
“I to decentralize this task. Let the states do it,” Cuomo said at the time.
On the same day, the governor credited Trump for his reaction by offering New York more hospital beds.
“President Trump delivered yesterday. I presented a series of programs in the morning. He did the briefing in the afternoon, and responded to requests,” Cuomo said seven months ago. “It is the government that works, it is the government. ” that works fast and I appreciate it. This makes a huge difference for New York. We have those emergency hospitals. “
When he predicted this week that when a vaccine is available, Trump will hold a time at the White House Rose Garden to administer the first dose and celebrate the end of the pandemic, when the challenge is actually beginning.
“You only want 328 million more, and then you have to give the vaccine to the total population,” Cuomo said. He said the technique can lead to Americans losing more confidence in the federal government.
In New York, Cuomo noted that by the past seven months, thirteen million COVID-19 tests had been administered in New York. Nearly 20 million people are expected to be given a vaccine, and Cuomo added that the resident would most likely have to get two vaccines several weeks apart.
On Sunday, Cuomo announced the state’s proposed program for vaccine management.
Cuomo also said that in some COVID-19 groups “hot spots” in the New York suburb, the infection rate had fallen to 3. 3 percent, a low in recent weeks. is 1. 2%.