China News Service: The epidemic has not yet improved, but the “procrastination” in the United States is getting more and more serious?Fly into the homes of ordinary people
China News Service, June 28 (Jiang Li) The White House Coordinator of the Epidemic Response Jeffrey Zients (Jeffrey Zients) admitted at the epidemic briefing that the United States could not complete what President Biden announced in early May in July. 4 days ago, 70% of American adults were vaccinated with at least one dose of the new crown vaccine.
Not only did the United States fail to complete its domestic vaccination targets as scheduled, the Biden administration’s plan to provide 80 million doses of vaccine assistance overseas by the end of June is also facing delays. The White House announced the distribution plan for the remaining 55 million doses of vaccine on the 21st. However, the White House also stated that it cannot guarantee that the remaining 55 million doses of vaccine will be shipped before the end of the month due to the need to overcome storage, transportation, and language barriers for vaccine assistance. .
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, as of the 27th, a total of more than 181 million confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide, and a total of 33.62 million confirmed cases in the United States. Today, when the domestic epidemic in the United States has not been effectively controlled and the global epidemic situation is still severe, vaccines are the most powerful weapon against the new crown virus and should be distributed in time. However, the United States, which has sufficient vaccine reserves, suffers from serious “procrastination” and has been unable to fulfill its promises.
Internally, the U.S. will not be able to complete the domestic vaccination target “pot” to young people, claiming that “young people in the U.S. believe that the new crown virus has a small impact on them, so their willingness to vaccinate is not strong.” As everyone knows, their so-called “inoculation willingness” Not strong” is largely due to the fact that the US government did not pay enough attention to the new crown virus in the early stages of the epidemic. The then US President Trump even referred to the new crown as the “large flu”, which misled many people. Without attention, there is no sense of urgency. It is precisely because the US government has not paid attention to the new crown epidemic for more than a year that has caused the “delay” of the vaccination target of the American people.
In terms of foreign aid, even though Biden had long announced that it would share 80 million doses of vaccines with other countries by the end of June, he announced the detailed distribution plan only a week before the deadline. It is true that vaccine assistance has to face the storage, transportation, and language barriers claimed by the US government, but if there is a practical plan, these issues will not affect the “delivery time” of the vaccine.
As a government of a major power, the United States should formulate a corresponding plan at the beginning of the establishment of its goals, and it should also take precautions and consider various difficult factors in advance, rather than shirk responsibility when the goal cannot be achieved, and leave it alone. Is a series of so-called “difficulties” such as “the unwillingness of young Americans to be vaccinated” and “difficulty in vaccine storage and transportation” that the US government and the White House think tank team cannot foresee? Obviously not. The correct dissemination of epidemic prevention knowledge can correspondingly increase people’s enthusiasm for vaccination; vaccine assistance plans are formulated and implemented in advance, and they can be “delivered” in time; as for language barriers, it is impossible to have such a big impact on vaccine assistance …From this perspective, the goal of the US government cannot be achieved not because they cannot, but because they don’t want to. “Procrastination” is mainly a question of attitude. The “procrastination” of the US government in vaccination and assistance makes people wonder whether the so-called goals and promises they have given before are feasible goals set based on actual conditions or “political show” “?
In the face of the spread of the virus and the increase in cases, the U.S. government, rather than busy setting unrealistic goals and finding excuses for its “procrastination”, should steadily popularize the severity of the epidemic and the need for vaccination to the American people. Sexuality, and distribute every dose of vaccines stored to those who really need them as soon as possible.
Is U.S. government COVID-19 ‘procrastination’ getting worse?
By John Lee
(ECNS) — The United States will likely fall short of President Joe Biden’s goal of partially vaccinating 70 percent of American adults by Independence Day, said Jeffrey Zients, head of the White House COVID-19 response team, on June 22.
In addition to the delayed domestic vaccination goals, the U.S. government will also put off its plan to provide 80 million doses of vaccine assistance overseas set by the end of June as the White House announced on June 21 there was no guarantee the scheduled 55 million doses would be delivered by the end of this month due to “storage, transportation and language barriers.”
As of June 27, more than 181 million COVID-19 cases were confirmed worldwide, and the figure in the U.S. has topped 33,620,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. Under current conditions, vaccines are still the most powerful weapon against COVID-19 and should be allocated in time. However, the U.S., which has sufficient vaccine reserves, suffers from serious procrastination and seems unable to fulfill its promises.
The U.S. government is blaming young Americans for failing to meet domestic vaccination targets, claiming they think COVID-19 has little impact and therefore, are less willing to get vaccinated. However, their so-called “less willing” is largely due to the fact that the U.S. government did not pay enough attention to the virus in the early stages of the epidemic. Former U.S. President Donald Trump even referred to the coronavirus as the “corona flu”, which misled many Americans and caused the delay of vaccination goals.
In terms of global vaccine assistance, although Biden had announced his administration would share 80 million doses of vaccines with other countries before the end of June, he just released a detailed distribution plan about one week before the deadline for implementation. It’s true that vaccine assistance faces storage, transportation and language barrier difficulties, but if there is a practical plan, these issues would not delay delivery.
As a major power in the world, the U.S. should have formulated a corresponding plan in the beginning and taken all kinds of factors into consideration in advance, instead of passing the buck when its goals cannot be achieved. The U.S. government and White House think tank should have foreseen the so-called “difficulties” mentioned above.
Correct popularization of epidemic prevention knowledge can help boost vaccination among the youth. Developing and implementing a vaccine assistance plan in advance can help ensure in-time delivery. As for language barriers, it is unlikely to have a significant impact on vaccine distribution. To sum up, the U.S. government’s goals cannot be achieved, not because it cannot, but because it does not want to, with such “procrastination” a matter of attitude.
Amid U.S. “procrastination” in vaccination and global assistance, people can’t help wonder whether the so-called goals and promises given by the U.S. government are feasible, and whether it is based on actual conditions or just a “political show”.
In the face of a spreading virus and increasing cases, it is better for the U.S. government to popularize epidemic prevention knowledge and vaccinate the American people than find an excuse for “procrastination”. The most important thing for the U.S. now is to distribute every dose of vaccine to those who really need them as soon as possible.
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