Hearing on COVID-19 Vaccine Program Features West Virginia’s Dr. Clay Marsh
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, at the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Oversight and Investigation hearing on how states can increase COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. Representative David B. McKinley P.E. (R-W.Va.) praised the success of West Virginia COVID-19 rollout and Operation Wrap Speed.
“No one is giving proper credit to Operation Wrap Speed. Last year Dr. Fauci testified before the Senate HELP Committee and stated, ‘it could a year to 18 months before a vaccine would be developed.’ But through the hard work of pharmaceutical companies, researchers, and scientists two maybe three vaccines are available in less than a year since Operation Wrap Speed was created. This is truly remarkable,” said McKinley.
“Operation Warp Speed created the vaccine, it’s the job of the states to put it in people’s arms and some states can’t even get that right. Getting as many Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 as quickly as possible needs to be our top priority. Widespread vaccination is vital to getting back to normal in our daily lives and restoring our economy. Learn from states that are doing this well, don’t make excuses and blame the Trump Administration,” added McKinley.
“I thank Cong. McKinley for the invitation to join other state healthcare leaders from around the country to discuss West Virginia's successful COVID-19 vaccine rollout. It was an honor to be able to share how West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice assembled a team of state and local partners with the shared purpose of saving lives, promoting the wellbeing of our citizens, and supporting the capacity and function of vital healthcare and community assets,” said Dr. Clay Marsh, West Virginia’s Coronavirus Czar and WVU Health Sciences vice president and executive dean.
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