WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah is assailing the slow pace of vaccinations against the coronavirus.
He says it’s “incomprehensible” and “inexcusable” that the Trump administration has not developed an efficient federal vaccination model for the states.
Romney says it was unrealistic to assume that health care workers already overburdened caring for COVID-19 patients could carry the brunt of the vaccination program or that the big drugstore chains would have the workers to inoculate millions.
He’s suggesting that public health authorities seek to enlist all retired or active medical professionals who are not otherwise engaged in care, as well as veterinarians, combat medics, medical students and first responders in the effort. He says they could be easily trained to administer the vaccines.
Overworked, underfunded state public health departments have been scrambling to get up to speed on vaccinations even for the frontline workers and long-term care residents who were given priority.
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Hey Mitt, had you been President, there would not be any vaccine ready, until you were out of office. How is that for “distribution” Mitt?
Hold on. WHEN TRUMP Wanted to put a FEDERAL response to all the rioting, MITT Was all up in arms, about how WRONG that would be, to step all over STATES rights..
BUT he’s all in favor of a FEDERAL response here?!
Why not have the released prisoners give the vaccines. They all voted for the dems and most have experience with needles.
Would YOU TRUST A con, with a needle??