Biden warns that “more people will die” from covid-19 if Trump doesn’t cooperate with him

The former vice president recalled that the United States is experiencing a strong resurgence in infections. He said: I wouldn’t hesitate to get the vaccine.

United States President-elect Joe Biden warned on Monday 16-N that the worst consequence of President Donald Trump’s obstruction of the transition process is that “more people will die” from covid-19, and said that he will “not hesitate” to get the vaccine when it becomes available.

At a press conference in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden celebrated that there is a second candidate for the covid-19 vaccine moving towards its approval, that of the pharmaceutical company Moderna, but he recalled that it will not help. have that product if there’s no solid plan to vaccinate all of America.

“The sooner we have access to the (Trump) administration’s plan to distribute (the vaccine), the sooner you advance this transition,” the president-elect said.

Asked what the biggest threat is from Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his election victory, Biden replied, “That more people could die if we don’t coordinate (in handling the pandemic).”

“(The White House) says they have a schedule that doesn’t just deal with how to get the vaccines, but how to distribute them. If we have to wait until January 20 to get that plan, it’s a month or a month and a half delay. “, Biden explained, referring to the date he will take power.

The former vice president recalled that the United States is experiencing a strong resurgence in infections, which have increased by one million in the last week alone to exceed 11 million this Monday, with over 245,000 deaths.

“We are entering a very dark winter. Things will get much more difficult before they get better,” he warned.

Biden, however, believed that there is now at least a “clear path” to a vaccine, with the good news from Moderna and Pfizer, and sought to instill confidence in the safety of those preparations.

“I wouldn’t hesitate to get the vaccine (…). The only reason people question the vaccine now is because of Donald Trump,” the president-elect stressed, referring to the outgoing president’s habit of defying science .

Regarding his expectations that Trump will recognize his victory at some point, Biden replied: “I am confident the president will be slightly wiser before he arrives in January.”

However, he reiterated that he is moving forward even without the cooperation of the Trump administration: “This seems to me a little more embarrassing for the president than debilitating for my ability to start (to prepare myself to lead the country).”