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==Outbreak and Response==

==Outbreak and Response==

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19 in the United States, was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>TEGNA | WUSA 90, US hits 6 months since first reported COVID-19 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-for-6-months-in-us/507-a1e04038-1bab-4f6c-8d77-440c3004619b, July 21, 2020</ref>  Announced on January 31, 2020 and later enforced on February 2, 2020, Trump advocated for a complete ban on travel from mainland China<ref>''Snopes'', Did Trump Ban All Travel From China at the Start of the Pandemic?,  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-ban-travel-china-pandemic/, September 22, 2020</ref> and barred foreign nationals who had recently visited China from entering the United States, as his administration continued to assess the growing threat of a potential coronavirus outbreak.<ref>''The New York Times'' | Katie Rogers, Trump Defends Closing Borders to Travelers to Fight Coronavirus, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/us/politics/trump-super-bowl-interview-coronavirus.html, February 2, 2020</ref>

The first discovered/confirmed case of the novel coronavirus outbreak SARS-COV-2, aka COVID-19 in the United States, was documented on January 21, 2020.<ref>TEGNA | WUSA 90, US hits 6 months since first reported COVID-19 https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-for-6-months-in-us/507-a1e04038-1bab-4f6c-8d77-440c3004619b, July 21, 2020</ref>  Announced on January 31, 2020, and later enforced on February 2, 2020, Trump advocated for a complete ban on travel from mainland China<ref>''Snopes'', Did Trump Ban All Travel From China at the Start of the Pandemic?,  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-ban-travel-china-pandemic/, September 22, 2020</ref> and barred foreign nationals who had recently visited China from entering the United States, as his administration continued to assess the growing threat of a potential coronavirus outbreak.<ref>''The New York Times'' | Katie Rogers, Trump Defends Closing Borders to Travelers to Fight Coronavirus, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/us/politics/trump-super-bowl-interview-coronavirus.html, February 2, 2020</ref>

Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'' on May 15, 2020, was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of vaccines.  Under Trump's guidance, the U.S. government purchased initial batches of vaccines from ''Moderna'', ''GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi'', ''Pfizer'', ''Novavax'', ''Johnson & Johnson'' and ''AstraZeneca'' before knowing whether they would be safe or effective.<ref>''Axios'' | Bob Herman, Trump administration buys 100 million doses of Moderna's vaccine, https://www.axios.com/moderna-vaccine-coronavirus-trump-690017d1-6348-4312-bc61-06d8b783b7ca.html, August 11, 2020</ref><ref>HHS.gov

Project "MP2", which was later announced as ''Operation Warp Speed'' on May 15, 2020, was soon established and multiple companies were financed for the development of vaccines.  Under Trump's guidance, the U.S. government purchased initial batches of vaccines from ''Moderna'', ''GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi'', ''Pfizer'', ''Novavax'', ''Johnson & Johnson'' and ''AstraZeneca'' before knowing whether they would be safe or effective.<ref>''Axios'' | Bob Herman, Trump administration buys 100 million doses of Moderna's vaccine, https://www.axios.com/moderna-vaccine-coronavirus-trump-690017d1-6348-4312-bc61-06d8b783b7ca.html, August 11, 2020</ref><ref>HHS.gov

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer, https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/12/23/trump-administration-purchases-additional-100-million-doses-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-pfizer.html, December 23, 2020</ref>

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer, https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/12/23/trump-administration-purchases-additional-100-million-doses-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-pfizer.html, December 23, 2020</ref>

The Research Vaccine Testing and Approval Process was complete by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref> Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>

The Research Vaccine Testing and Approval Process was complete by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The FDA issued Emergency Use Authorization's and the initial distribution of two approved vaccines was accomplished during the final months of President Trump's presidency.  In December 2020, the first vaccine was authorized for distribution, just days immediately following the [[2020 Presidential election]].<ref>Isobel Whitcomb | Science World, U.S. Authorizes First Vaccine for Covid-19, https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/us-authorizes-first-vaccine-for-covid-19.html, December 11, 2020</ref>

American pharmaceutical company ''Pfizer'' and German biotechnology company ''BioNTech'' collaborated and developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html</ref> and American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company ''Moderna'' developed the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/moderna/index.html</ref>  Both vaccines, based on messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) technology, were authorized by the FDA, shortly after the 2020 Presidential election was held.<ref>Adrianna Rodriguez | USA Today, Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the US; here's what we know about them, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-moderna-everything-know-them/3955331001/, December 21, 2020</ref>  Following FDA approval, distribution began immediately via prearranged methods organized by the Trump Administration's COVID-19 task force.

American pharmaceutical company ''Pfizer'' and German biotechnology company ''BioNTech'' collaborated and developed the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/pfizer/index.html</ref> and American pharmaceutical and biotechnology company ''Moderna'' developed the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.<ref>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/moderna/index.html</ref>  Both vaccines, based on messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) technology, were authorized by the FDA, shortly after the 2020 Presidential election was held.<ref>Adrianna Rodriguez | USA Today, Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the US; here's what we know about them, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/21/covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-moderna-everything-know-them/3955331001/, December 21, 2020</ref>  Following FDA approval, distribution began immediately via prearranged methods organized by the Trump Administration's COVID-19 task force.

===Biden response===

===Biden response===

For almost an entire year, [[Joe Biden ]] refused to even mention, much less recognize publicly Trump's great achievement.  

For almost an entire year, [[Joe Biden]] refused to even mention, much less recognize publicly Trump's great achievement.  

Only on Dec 21, 2021, Biden offered complimenting Trump for operation to speech up vaccine.<ref>Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, "Biden offers rare praise of Trump during Covid speech." https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/biden-trump-covid-vaccine-booster/index.html ''CNN'', Dec 21, 2021</ref>

Only on Dec 21, 2021, Biden offered complimenting Trump for operation to speech up vaccine.<ref>Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, "Biden offers rare praise of Trump during Covid speech." https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/21/politics/biden-trump-covid-vaccine-booster/index.html ''CNN'', Dec 21, 2021</ref>