From 0 to 80 in under a month

[Bucky]

Biden inherited exactly zero distribution plans from Donald Trump. A Trump re-election would have literally meant more Americans getting sick and dying.

https://time.com/5938128/covid-19-vaccine-rollout-biden/

In the 38 days between the first vaccinations on Dec. 14, and when Biden took office on Jan. 20, the federal government had shipped 42 million doses. But less than half—16.5 million shots—were administered

But...

Since Biden took office, the pace has picked up considerably. Of the 68.3 million total doses that have arrived on site as of this week {article was written on Feb 11th} (according to CDC figures collected by reports from states and jurisdictions) some 46.3 million—over two-thirds—have reached patients. Another way to look at it: in the 23 days between Biden’s first day in office and Feb. 11, the U.S. administered just shy of 30 million doses.

This comes to an average of 1.3 million a day, nearly three times the rate in the final five weeks of Trump’s term. By simple extrapolation, this figure would suggest that the U.S. will easily surpass 100 million new inoculations in the 77 remaining days in Biden’s self-imposed deadline.

This is light at the end of the tunnel. There's actually way out of this mess.

For over a generation in US history Republicans (rightly) dominated us politics by "waving the bloody shirt" from the American Civil War. I recommend we do the same for a decade or so. The Republicans have made themselves the party of anti-science, pandemics, corruption, and antisocial violence. It took Joe Biden less than 3 weeks to start up a plan to clean up Trump's mess.

[proud patriot]

1. K and R

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[musclecar6]

2. Fortunately

That piece of garbage is gone.

[Bucky]

3. I wish!

He's already planning his comeback. It's only over in the poetical sense. There's a lot of fighting left to do, especially given the likelihood that Republicans will take both Houses in 2022.

[HUAJIAO]

20. We can on;y keep the house and increase seats in the senate if we ALL become

Jamie Raskin, Stacey Abrams, Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, and all the other unsung heroes and heroines... each in our own small or big way.....

[questionseverything]

27. Plus 100000000000

😎

[Johnny2X2X]

4. Twice the results in half the time

I honestly think Trump screwed it up on purpose to try to make Joe look bad. Joe was having none of it and hit a home run anyway.

This needs to be spread far and wide.

[Hortensis]

5. And speaking of from 0, we've purchased vaccine for 300 million.

On Biden's first full day in office he

"signed 10 executive orders to vastly expand testing and vaccine availability... He invoked the Defense Production Act to compel federal agencies and manufacturers to increase key supplies needed to fight the virus, and implemented new travel restrictions meant to curb its spread.

And addressed the nation to inform us all of what the plan is.

[Takket]

6. It's almost as if there is a direct correlation between doing something, and things happening.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. LOL!

We've finally answered that age old question of whether or not doing something is better than doing nothing when faced with an obvious crisis.

Joe has hit it out of the park in this first 25 days in regard to Covid, people need to be shouting that from the roof tops.

[CTyankee]

13. Our gov. Ned lamont was early on this vaccine distribution. In Ct, we had a governor who had a

plan and was ready immediately once the vaccine was secured. He knew exactly how to get the vaccine to the people who need it the most. We are in the 75 yr.olds.

Our governor's ability to mobilize the state for distribution of the Pfizer vaccine was as near perfect as it could be.

That "rainy day" fund that repukes in CT hated so much enabled us to mobilize immediately and start the vaccination process.

Suck it, CT repukes!

[BobTheSubgenius]

21. And one between caring, and doing something.

[Kid Berwyn]

7. Trump must face criminal charges.

Gross criminal dereliction of duty, at least; Murder in the First Degree, based on the evidence.

[pandr32]

17. I wish!

[Wounded Bear]

9. I thought this was gonna be about temperature swings somewhere...

Great job by our new president!

[Squinch]

10. I had my second dose on Saturday in Belmont Racetrack in Queens, NY. I was one of the first in

line, and there was a guy who followed me through the process because he was responsible to set up another mega site in the coming days.

The woman who gave me my shot said they had been giving 1500 shots a day, but slowed down because the supply wasn't there. It was now picking up because they were being given the supply, and they were ramping up to do many more shots per day than before.

[central scrutinizer]

11. The polar vortex is going to be a setback

Airports, roads closed. Deliveries delayed. Appointments canceled. Selfishly, I hope they divert shipments to places in the country that aren’t impacted, like here in Eugene.

[QED]

12. I still want to know where the missing stockpile went.

Did Jared make a deal on the side?

[liberalla]

14. I hope we find out too. Jared is an excellent suspect but whoever it is needs

to be held accountable. Soooo many questions to be answered.

[safeinOhio]

15. Jared Kushner Thought COVID-19 Would Get One Look at His MBA and Shrivel Up and Die

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/jared-kushner-covid-19-mba

Of the many embarrassing things Jared Kushner has said out loud in the presence of a reporter, the one that sticks out most as the country hurtles toward a possible 450,000 COVID-19 deaths by February is the comment he gave this spring to journalist Bob Woodward that “The most dangerous people around the president are overconfident idiots.” Rather than having had a come-to-Jesus moment about the fact that he had (and continues to have) no business advising the leader of the free world on anything but how to be a slumlord, the first son-in-law was criticizing other people for supposedly overestimating their abilities—during the same interview in which he bragged that the White House was getting “the country back from the doctors” in the midst of a public health crisis. Kushner’s overconfidence, of course, has had tragic consequences for the country, thanks to his inexplicable role in the government’s response to the coronavirus—consequences the U.S. is still grappling with today and likely will throughout what Joe Biden has warned will be a “very dark winter.” And it’s on full display in a new account from The Washington Post about how the administration got us to this catastrophic place, with details that would be hilarious if they hadn’t, y’know, led to hundreds of thousands of deaths.

While Kushner’s allies, and, according to the Post, even some of his critics, insist that when he turned his attention to the pandemic, “he was effective in helping cut through bureaucracy,” his line to the top seemingly wasn‘t enough to overcome his professional deficiencies, coupled with his belief that not only did he know what he was doing, he knew better than other people with relevant experience. Like for instance, that his MBA meant more than Anthony Fauci’s MD when it came to tackling COVID-19:

[pandr32]

19. Good grief--what a conceited, overly privileged moron.

He and the rest of the Trump entourage "cut through bureaucracy" all right. They drew a straight line between all funding, perks, and public property/assets to themselves for the purpose of grifting, but didn't with the consequences.

[liberalla]

23. Whoa! I hadn't heard the one about his MBA being worth more than Fauci's MD!

Especially in reference to a health or medical situation! WTF ? ! ? That's insane.

I remember him arguing with a reporter over PPE, because the PPE they had was *federal*, and not for the states. The states needed to find their own PPE.

He claimed the Strategic National Stockpile was "our stockpile" and not for the states. (!!!!!!) Again, WTF ???

I really don't think that family understood how our government works, and they certainly didn't know the first thing about governing! It's not the same as running a company, though the Repugs have long said we need to run the country like a business.

eta: Hell, these people can't even run a company well!

[safeinOhio]

24. I sent it to my MBA brother.

He is not a fan of tRump. But he never responded.

[rickyhall]

16. Trump should be charged with mass murder & spend the rest of his sorry life in prison

Just sayin

[Nululu]

18. Trump's an evil sadist who wanted people to die

I'm still amazed at hoe the Republicans were too stupid to dump him.

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. I am extremely pleased and heartened by the new admin's efforts. Very much so.

But, in your OP, I don't get the parenthetical &quot rightly)."

[Bucky]

25. It was (right) to remind voters of the Rebellion

And the role of the Democratic Party at the time had in promoting it. Not just southern democrats. Northern "copperhead" Democrats were also in favor of splitting up the union and perpetuating slavery

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. OH, absolutely. And, explained like that, makes more than perfect sense.

But it's a lot easier to understand any subtlety or possibly (can't think of the damned word to save my life, so I'll say something that might be useful) a "could be A, could be B" when you know what you meant.

I just thought it could mean that the Repubs were quite right to use that strategy. Your way is much better.