President-elect Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to accelerate production of COVID-19 vaccines when he takes office in January, according to a member of the Biden COVID advisory team. President Trump previously used the law to force General Motors to produce medical equipment.
In an interview with CNBC, Biden COVID advisor Dr. Celine Gounder provided insight into the President-elect’s plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You will see him invoking the Defense Production Act,” Dr. Gounder said. “The idea there is to make sure the personal protective equipment, the test capacity and the raw materials for the vaccines are produced in adequate supply.”
Back in March, President Trump used the Defense Production Act to pressure General Motors to produce ventilator medical equipment.
GM ventilator production in Indiana
“Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been productive, but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting process to continue to run its normal course,” Trump stated in March. “GM was wasting time. Today’s action will help ensure the quick production of ventilators that will save American lives.”
The Defense Production Act was enacted in 1950 in response to the Korean War, and enables the president to force private companies to produce items necessary for the national defense. In addition to producing items during wartime, the law can also be used for recovery efforts during natural disasters and terrorist attacks, as well as emergency preparedness.
Dr. Gounder did not provide any further details on the way in which President-elect Biden will use the Defense Production Act. The Biden COVID response plan follows sharp criticism of President Trump’s vaccination timeline, with 2 million Americans vaccinated thus far, well below the stated goal of 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of December.
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Umm you can’t build a vaccine in a factory. The companies are producing ut as fast as possible. This guy is a idiot to think it can be done faster
When the vaccine companies said they are producing all the vaccine they can. What they meant to say is Trump is a back stabbing double dealing perverted snake in the grass. He has no friends because screwed over every business partner he’s ever had. Earlier this year he completely screwed over GM on the ventilator deal. We aren’t going to hire more technicians and expand our facilities on the word of that piece of $h!t.
“you can’t build a vaccine in a factory” Really? So where do vaccines produced Mr Genius? In the basement of a crazy alchemist? Of course vaccines and other drugs produced at pharmaceutical factories mostly oversees, in Europe and China.
We’re talking about billions of doses you can’t make that volume without utilizing fully autonomous production lines. I don’t think they plan on making actual vaccines in car factories, but it’s very possible you can make the machines that used at vaccine production in a car factory which is essentially a machine making facility. Like they did with ventilators .
And you’re even more of an idiot. Supports my theory that many individuals who voted for Trump aren’t the brightest bulbs.
The article clearly states that the Act will be used to make sure raw materials will be available for production of the vaccine.
How liberal idiot? Government can’t do that and no factory can. There is no issue making the vaccine its giving the shots. There is over 11 million doses only about 2 to 3 million have been given because of paper work. You liberals think government can do it faster 99 percent of the time they fail. Biden’s people are idiots .
trump has shown the executive branch of the government is incompetent in the face of a pandemic. i’ll give you that.
Pfizer and Moderna are having trouble securing the raw materials necessary to produce sufficient quantities of vaccine to inoculate the world population. So by Biden issuing the Act, he can make sure sufficient rae materials are available so everyone who wants a shot in America will have it available. Why are you so challenged in understanding this?
Why are you so challenge to understand that is not true. Get off Cnn, Msnbc who are basically slobbering over the dumb democrats. I bet your a dumb UAW worker. From the way you think Biden is so great and the dems it proves how much of a retard you are. Go back to little box of snowflakes and get off forums where you spew hate and lies. Just go away we the US doesn’t need negative Nancy like you who think you and the government know better than a person does about how to do things and what is really going on. All you hear from the liberals like you is doom and gloom. Biden is just a puppet for the left and you are so far up his rear you can’t see or hear anything but crap. Biden will go down as the worst and most stupid president ever and probably not even make it 4 years.
I’m just happy that Trump did what all of the “Experts” on CNN said would take five years to do.
350K dead in less than a year? i always knew trump had it in him to reach that bigly number.
Read up on what the DPA can actually do. The government can divert resources that were destined for other companies/areas for their exclusive use. Refusing to comply means fines and jail time. It’s incredibly powerful if used in the full extent.
Democrat idiots like you are why we have a corrupt UAW still trying to control business. If UAW was any other business it would be closed down.
Just for the record the Defense Act has been used to secure production for the vaccination as far back as July.
A number of Biotech firms and film companies that have labs capable have been contacted and signed to assist.
Fuji film, NeuroRx and Swiss company Relief Therapeutics signed supply chain agreements other global companies have been signed and are being used as a supply chain for the vaccine.
This plan is just continuing what has been already being done.
Waste of time arguing with tRumpers, they live in an alternate reality
Well isn’t this a textbook example of the pot calling the kettle black
no
Obviously you lack all capacity for introspection – another defining quality of your political ilk. Probably more appropriate to refer to your condition as political ill…
Anyhow, it’s gonna be a big day for you on January 20th. Happy New Year, Comrade!
just based on your moniker, you do have an iota of self-awareness. i’m not giving up on you idiot boy!!!
My moniker is indeed Idiot Boy and you are indeed an idiot.