No coronavirus vaccine for New York, President Trump reiterated Saturday — and the delay is all Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s fault.
“We cannot waste time and can only give to those states that will use the Vaccine immediately,” Trump tweeted. “We are ready when they are. Stop playing politics!”
In a Rose Garden speech on Friday, Trump slammed Cuomo for his repeated attacks on the just-announced coronavirus vaccine that the Trump administration has sped through an approval process that normally takes years to complete.
“As soon as April, the vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state where, for political reasons, the governor … wants to take his time,” Trump said.
Cuomo said this week that the administration’s vaccine rollout is “flawed” — and that it would need to undergo a second “review” by state experts before he will allow it to be administered in New York.
But he appeared to soften his opposition Friday night. “As soon as Trump delivers me a dose, I will be ready to administer it,” Cuomo promised on MSNBC.
“I LOVE NEW YORK!” Trump proclaimed in his tweet.