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Trump added that he has personally seen information from Pfizer and others that he described as “extraordinary,” but questioned why those findings have not been widely shared.
“Why not??? They go off to the next ‘hunt’ and let everyone rip themselves apart, including Bobby Kennedy Jr. and CDC, trying to figure out the success or failure of the Drug Companies Covid work.”
Operation Warp Speed, launched under Trump in 2020, accelerated the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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The vaccines, produced by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson, were praised for their rapid rollout but faced criticism for failing to stop breakthrough infections as early as 2021.
Trump, who once referred to the vaccines as a “Christmas miracle,” rarely discusses the pandemic except to highlight his administration’s role in delivering the shots.
A Kaiser Family Foundation poll in May showed sharp divides in public opinion: 87% of Democrats considered the vaccines safe, compared to 55% of independents and 30% of Republicans.
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The changes fueled turmoil inside the CDC. Director Susan Monarez was fired Wednesday after less than a month in office. A White House official told The New York Times her dismissal stemmed from disagreements with Kennedy on vaccine policy.
Monarez’s lawyers, Abbe Lowell and Mark Zaid, said she was targeted for refusing to fire staff and for supporting vaccines.
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Several senior CDC officials resigned after Monarez’s removal, including Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Dr. Dan Jernigan, and Dr. Deb Houry.
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Trump’s call for drug companies to release vaccine data underscores the ongoing disputes within health agencies and Congress over the handling of COVID-19 and its vaccines.
* Original Article:
https://thepopulisttimes.com/donald-trump-calls-on-drug-companies-to-release-covid-vaccine-data/