WASHINGTON – Officials from President Donald Trump’s vaccine distribution effort have not briefed anyone on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, and have no plans to do so, Democratic US senators said after a White House call on Thursday.
“Just off a conference call with Trump Administration vaccine distribution team,” Sen. Chris Murphy said on Twitter. “They confirmed that they have not briefed anyone on President-elect Biden’s team and have no plans to do so. This is potentially catastrophic.”
The team’s unwillingness to share its plans with the incoming administration “risks President-elect Biden’s team not being ready on day one to implement the plan or make adjustments to it,” Murphy said.
Asked for comment, White House spokesman Brian Morgenstern did not address whether Biden’s team would be briefed, saying vaccine distribution plans from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state governors were publicly available. (Reuters)
