President Trump amended his earlier statements, saying on Friday that the distribution of a vaccine to “every American” might not be until next year. He also announced that he would release $13 billion of aid to Puerto Rico for rebuilding its electrical grid and schools.
President Trump amended his earlier statements, saying on Friday that the distribution of a vaccine to “every American” might not be until next year. He also announced that he would release $13 billion of aid to Puerto Rico for rebuilding its electrical grid and schools.
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Trump Addresses Vaccine Availability and Aid to Puerto Rico
President Trump amended his earlier statements, saying on Friday that the distribution of a vaccine to “every American” might not be until next year. He also announced that he would release $13 billion of aid to Puerto Rico for rebuilding its electrical grid and schools.
As part of Operation Warp Speed, my administration is manufacturing all of the most promising vaccines in advance, and actually it’ll be fairly long in advance. As soon as a vaccine is approved, the administration will deliver it to the American people immediately. Distribution will begin within 24 hours after notice, and the general — I think those are the words specifically you wanted us to use — “within 24 hours,” you’re all set to go and massive amounts will be delivered. We’ll have manufactured at least 100 million vaccine doses before the end of the year, and likely much more than that. Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April. Today, my administration is making the largest emergency relief award in history to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electrical grid and educational system — we’re awarding $13 billion to permanently repair and replace thousands of miles of transmission and distribution lines that should have been done many years ago. This was beyond even the storm as it was just age and a lot of the salt, the salt from that ocean is a killer for electrical stations and power generation systems. We’re also going to be bringing back very, very major amounts of medical work. You know, you think that pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical manufacturing at levels that few places had, and a lot of it has left Puerto Rico, and we’re going to bring that back.
Trump Addresses Vaccine Availability and Aid to Puerto Rico
President Trump amended his earlier statements, saying on Friday that the distribution of a vaccine to “every American” might not be until next year. He also announced that he would release $13 billion of aid to Puerto Rico for rebuilding its electrical grid and schools.
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