CNN Tried Using Dr. Fauci To Make A Dig At Trump, But Fauci Surprisingly 'Corrects The Record'

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CNN Tried Using Dr. Fauci To Make A Dig At Trump, But Fauci Surprisingly 'Corrects The Record'

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, clarified Jan. 21 that the Biden administration is not starting its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan from scratch, contradicting a CNN report that claimed they were not given a plan by Trump officials.

Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, debunked a CNN report that was published hours earlier, citing unnamed Biden administration officials alleging, “There is nothing for us to rework. We are going to have to build everything from scratch.”

The report by CNN’s White House correspondent MJ Lee, cited unnamed sources reportedly claimed that the Biden administration would have to start its COVID-19 vaccine rollout from “square one.”

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Hillary Clinton responded to the report’s allegations on Twitter, dubbing the claims “appalling but not surprising.”

However, Fauci told reporters, “We certainly are not starting from scratch because there is activity going on in the distribution” during an appearance in the White House briefing room, indicating that Biden officials will continue to build on and adjust as needed the blueprint left by the former Trump administration.

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Fauci went on to tout President Joe Biden’s plans for pharmacy buy-in, vaccine centers, and targeted use of the Defense Production Act to manufacture vaccines, tests, and personal protective equipment. Former President Donald Trump used the act last year to compel businesses to manufacture ventilators and other items.

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“We’re coming in with fresh ideas, but also some ideas that were not bad ideas with the previous administration. You can’t say it was absolutely not usable at all,” Fauci proclaimed. “It’s taking what’s going on, but amplifying it in a big way.”

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Lee defended her reporting on Twitter, deeming Fauci a “holdover from the Trump administration.”

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Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) said reports claiming that the Biden administration is starting from square one on its COVID-19 vaccine distribution is a “lie.”

“The media should not buy the false narrative from the Biden Administration that they are ‘starting from scratch’ on vaccine distribution,” Graham wrote on Twitter. “That’s a lie. Don’t believe me, listen to Dr. Fauci.”

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CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Biden has vowed to vaccinate 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office against COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 37.9 million doses have been distributed as of Jan. 21 but just 17.5 million have been administered.

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A day after taking office, Biden released a national COVID-19 strategy that includes working to get Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, increasing the number of tests, requiring masks in more places, reopening schools, and rejoining the World Health Organization, which Trump left because of their failure to be transparent about the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the early days.

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