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ROCKEFELLER PLAZA AT 29 PAST THE

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HOUR.

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A SNOWY, COLD, BRUTALLY CHILLY

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MORNING.

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TODAY’S MAJOR SNOWSTORM IS

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CREATING EXTRA CHALLENGES FOR

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MASS COVID VACCINATIONS ACROSS

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THE NORTHEAST REGION.

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VACCINE SITES IN THE NEW YORK

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METRO AREA ARE CLOSE DD BECAUSE

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SEVERE WEATHER.

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THE WINTER STORM DISRUPTED

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VACCINATIONS IN WASHINGTON,

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D.C., PHILADELPHIA, NEW JERSEY,

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AND ELSEWHERE.

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ACCORDING TO MAYOR BILL DE

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BLASIO, VACCINATIONS SCHEDULED

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FOR TOMORROW IN NEW YORK CITY

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HAVE NOT BEEN CANCELED FOR NOW.

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BUT LOOK AT NEW YORK CITY.

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WHAT A MESS.

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AND MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO JOINS

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US NOW.

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BOY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS

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FULL.

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WE’RE HERE TO TALK A LOT ABOUT

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DIFFERENT THINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

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ON HOW TO GET THE VACCINE TO THE

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AMERICAN PEOPLE ON A GRAND

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SCALE.

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FIRST, HOW IS NEW YORK DOING TO

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CONTINUE THE VACCINATION WHEN

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YOU HAVE THE CITY BASICALLY

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SWAMPED IN ICE AND SNOW.

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>> YOU KNOW, WHAT DO THEY SAY?

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WHEN IT RAINS, IT POWERS.

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.

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>> YEAH.

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.

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>> RIGHT NOW WE’RE HEARING WE

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COULD HAVE AS MUCH AS 22 INCHES

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OF SNOW.

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I DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

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I SAID, FOLKS, STAY OFF THE

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ROADS.

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IT’S DANGEROUS.

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JOB ONE RIGHT NOW IS TO PROTECT

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PEOPLE’S LIVES BY DEALING WITH

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THE SNOW FIRST.

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WE REALLY WANT TO GET BACK TO

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VACCINATION TOMORROW, GOD

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WILLING.

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BUT, MIKA, YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS

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STUFF UP.

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THERE WILL BE LOCUSTS NEXT AT

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THE RATE WE’RE GOING.

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>> I KNOW.

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I KNOW.

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IT’S NOT GOOD.

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SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE VACCINE

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DISTRIBUTION OVERALL.

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THERE ARE SOME MAJOR COMPANIES

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THAT ARE MAKING HEADWAY ON

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CREATING THE VACCINE.

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THEN THERE ARE SOME OTHER

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COMPANIES THAT ARE GETTING THERE

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OR STARTS AND STOPS.

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YOU HAVE IDEAS HOW TO STREAMLINE

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THIS.

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WHAT ARE THEY?

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>> THANK YOU, MIKA.

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BY MY ANALYSIS, THERE ARE 27

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COMPANIES IN THIS COUNTRY IN THE

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PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECH INDUSTRY

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THAT COULD RIGHT NOW BE PART OF

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THE VACCINE EFFORT.

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THERE’S 27 MAJOR AMERICAN

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CORPORATIONS RIGHT NOW THAT

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COULD BE PRODUCING VACCINE USING

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WHAT’S ALREADY BEEN DISCOVERED

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BY MODERNA AND PFIZER.

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UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A

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SITUATION WHERE BECAUSE OF

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PATENT ISSUES, CORPORATE

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RIVALRY, CONCERNS OVER PROFIT,

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THESE COMPANIES ARE NOT IN THE

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GAME.

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IT’S AS SIMPLE AS THIS.

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THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO

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STEP IN, GET EVERY COMPANY ON

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THE SAME PAGE PRODUCING THE

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VACCINES THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT

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WE KNOW WORK.

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NOW, THIS MAY SOUND WAY OUTSIDE

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THE BOX IF YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT

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BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THIS

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COUNTRY.

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THIS IS A WARTIME DYNAMIC.

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I’LL GIVE YOU A SIMPLE EXAMPLE.

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IT’S SO POWERFUL.

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IN WORLD WAR II, BOEING AND

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LOCHHEAD AGREED TO WORK TOGETHER

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FOR THE WAR EFFORT.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIDN’T MAKE

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AIRCRAFT ENGINES BUT TOOK A

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PATENT, RETOOLED THEIR ASSEMBLY

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LINES, AND STARTED MAKING

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AIRCRAFT PARTS.

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WHY IS MERCK, ELY LILY,

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NOVARTIS, NOT MAKING THEM UNDER

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THE DIRECTION OF THE FEDERAL

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GOVERNMENT?

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BECAUSE EVERYONE SHOULD BE ON

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THE SAME TEAM AT THIS POINT TO

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SAVE LIVES.

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INSTEAD WHAT’S HAPPENING, MERCK

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TRIED TO MAKE A VACCINE, DIDN’T

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SUCCEED.

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NOW THEY ARE GOING TO GO OFF AND

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DO OTHER TYPES OF DRUGS.

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I DISAGREE.

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I THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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SHOULD BE, NO, MERCK, YOU’RE

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PRODUCING THE ONES WE HAVE NOW

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BECAUSE WE HAVE A MASSIVE

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SHORTAGE.

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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOSES

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WERE NOT GIVEN IN THE LAST WEEK

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BECAUSE WE DIDN’T HAVE SUPPLY.

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WE COULD HAVE GIVEN THEM, BUT WE

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DIDN’T HAVE THE SUPPLY.

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WE COULD HAVE PROTECTED LIVES,

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BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE THE SUPPLY.

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>> I MEAN, THIS IS THE KEY TO

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AMERICA MOVING ON.

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JONATHAN LEMIRE?

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>> GOOD MORNING, MR. MAYOR.

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PANDEMIC OR NO, CLEARING THE

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STATES OR NO, A SNOWSTORM IS A

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BIG TASK FOR ANY MAYOR.

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YOU PAINTED A SERIOUS PICTURE OF

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NEEDING THE VACCINES TO BE

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DISTRIBUTED BECAUSE OF HOW

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SERIOUS THE MATTER IS RIGHT NOW

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IN NEW YORK CITY.

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THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED ON

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VALENTINE’S DAY, ASSUMING THE

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POSITIVITY RATE STAYS WHERE IT

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IS, INDOOR DINING WILL RESUME AT

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25% CAPACITY.

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RESTAURANTS ARE A MAJOR SOURCE

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OF TRANSMISSION.

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SO DO YOU THINK, DO YOU AGREE

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WITH THAT DECISION, SIR?

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DO YOU AGREE RIGHT NOW WITH THE

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NEW VARIANT ARRIVING IN THE

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UNITED STATES WITH THE URGENCY

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OF THE VACCINE PROGRAM BUT ONE

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THAT HAS FALLEN BEHIND SCHEDULE,

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IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME TO REOPEN

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DINING?

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>> JONATHAN, LOOK, THAT CALL IS

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ONE FOR THE STATE.

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THEY GET TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

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I’VE SAID VERY CLEARLY, I AM

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WORRIED ABOUT THE VARIANT.

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I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE COULD

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BE FACING NEXT.

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INDOOR DINING ISN’T THE

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ESSENTIAL ISSUE, VACCINE IS.

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WHEN WE CAN’T VACCINATE OUR

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PEOPLE BECAUSE OF LACK OF

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SUPPLY, THAT’S THE WHOLE BALL

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GRIMES RIGHT NOW.

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WHAT’S STRIKING IS SOMETIMES WE

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LOOK AT A PROBLEM AND DON’T

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THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO

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DIFFERENTLY.

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WE’RE SO USED TO ASSUMING THAT

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THE COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT WE

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DEPEND ON WILL DO THINGS IN A

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RATIONAL WAY.

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WHAT IS RATIONALE ABOUT

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COMPANIES BEING ON THE SIDELINE

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WHEN THEY COULD BE PRODUCING

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VACCINE RIGHT NOW.

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A PROFOUND LACK OF VACCINE

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SUPPLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND

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PEOPLE DYING FOR LACK OF

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VACCINE.

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WE ARE NOT REALLY ON A WARTIME

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EFFORT YET.

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AND I HAVE TO SAY THE TRUMP

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ADMINISTRATION NEVER GOT US TO

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THAT WARTIME EFFORT.

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BUT I DO THINK JOE BIDEN HAS

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THIS INSTINCT.

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AND I THINK IF HE ORDERED THE