Donald Trump’s vaccine distribution effort have not briefed anyone on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, and have no plans to do so, Democratic U.S.
senators said after a White House call on Thursday.“Just off a conference call with Trump Administration vaccine distribution team,” Senator Chris Murphy said on Twitter. “They confirmed that they have not briefed anyone on President-elect Biden’s team and have no plans to do so.
This is potentially catastrophic.”The call, for all senators, was conducted on Thursday morning by General Gustave Perna and Dr.
Moncef Slaoui, leaders of “Operation Warp Speed,” the administration’s vaccine-development effort, congressional aides said.