1 00:00:03,540 --> 00:00:05,818 Hi , Operator . You can start the call . 2 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:08,451 Okay , Well , for the moment well , I 3 00:00:08,451 --> 00:00:10,673 join us ending to the opening scripting 4 00:00:13,340 --> 00:00:15,673 welcome . And thank you for standing by . 5 00:00:15,673 --> 00:00:17,840 At this time , all participants are on 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:19,951 a listen only mode until the question 7 00:00:19,951 --> 00:00:21,618 and answer session of today's 8 00:00:21,618 --> 00:00:23,562 conference . At that time to ask a 9 00:00:23,562 --> 00:00:25,729 question press star and the number one 10 00:00:25,729 --> 00:00:27,896 on your phone and record your name and 11 00:00:27,896 --> 00:00:29,896 outlet at the prompt . This call is 12 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:31,729 being recorded . If you have any 13 00:00:31,729 --> 00:00:33,729 objections , please disconnect . At 14 00:00:33,729 --> 00:00:35,784 this time , I will now turn the call 15 00:00:35,784 --> 00:00:38,007 over to Miss Natalie Baldessari . Thank 16 00:00:38,007 --> 00:00:40,340 you May begin . Good morning , everyone . 17 00:00:40,340 --> 00:00:39,860 Thank you all for joining today's 18 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:41,582 briefing to discuss updates on 19 00:00:41,582 --> 00:00:44,140 Operation Warp Speed . Covad 19 vaccine 20 00:00:44,140 --> 00:00:46,930 distribution briefing today is U S Army 21 00:00:46,930 --> 00:00:48,874 General Gosper not chief operating 22 00:00:48,874 --> 00:00:50,820 officer for Operation Warp Speed . 23 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,184 General Purna will make an opening 24 00:00:53,184 --> 00:00:55,240 statement , after which we will open 25 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,407 the floor for on topic questions . All 26 00:00:57,407 --> 00:00:59,351 statements or answers to questions 27 00:00:59,351 --> 00:01:01,573 today will be on the record . We kindly 28 00:01:01,573 --> 00:01:03,407 ask that you keep your questions 29 00:01:03,407 --> 00:01:05,518 related to the topic of this briefing 30 00:01:05,518 --> 00:01:07,629 when asking a question . Please state 31 00:01:07,629 --> 00:01:07,250 your name and publication and please 32 00:01:07,250 --> 00:01:09,028 keep your questions as short as 33 00:01:09,028 --> 00:01:11,028 possible so that we could get to as 34 00:01:11,028 --> 00:01:13,250 many questions . And we can't a za many 35 00:01:13,250 --> 00:01:15,472 questions as we can in the time that we 36 00:01:15,472 --> 00:01:17,639 have off topic and follow up questions 37 00:01:17,639 --> 00:01:19,890 could be sent to media at HHS dot gov . 38 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:21,956 Please hold . As General Purna comes 39 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:23,733 out on stage and we prepare the 40 00:01:23,733 --> 00:01:26,011 Livestream , we will begin momentarily . 41 00:01:39,940 --> 00:01:42,051 Okay . Good morning , everybody . And 42 00:01:42,051 --> 00:01:44,420 thanks for joining us this morning on I 43 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:46,820 know it's a big news weekend , but I 44 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:49,570 appreciate your time in diligence to be 45 00:01:49,570 --> 00:01:51,640 here with us today . Look , today is 46 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,370 another landmark day for our nation . 47 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:58,300 It has been just 10 months since we've 48 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:01,180 been on the defense against this virus . 49 00:02:01,190 --> 00:02:03,380 We've been social distancing . We've 50 00:02:03,380 --> 00:02:06,820 been washing our hands and we have been 51 00:02:06,820 --> 00:02:09,880 wearing masks . It is time to turn the 52 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,340 table . And we started doing that last 53 00:02:12,340 --> 00:02:16,160 week . We went on the offense last week , 54 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:18,560 we kicked off the initial distribution 55 00:02:18,570 --> 00:02:21,370 of the Pfizer vaccine following you a 56 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,100 through snowstorms holiday rush and 57 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:27,156 with everything else going on in the 58 00:02:27,156 --> 00:02:29,990 country , we delivered the 1st 2.9 59 00:02:29,990 --> 00:02:33,360 million doses across the country to 60 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,270 every state and we saw vaccines going 61 00:02:37,270 --> 00:02:40,260 into arms . What a remarkable feat . 62 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,000 And we should all be proud of what has 63 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,290 happened . But I want to particularly 64 00:02:45,290 --> 00:02:47,234 praised the great men and women of 65 00:02:47,234 --> 00:02:51,050 Pfizer , McKesson , UPS and 66 00:02:51,050 --> 00:02:53,650 FedEx for a truly outstanding job . 67 00:02:53,660 --> 00:02:56,850 Thank you . Last night , the FDA 68 00:02:56,850 --> 00:02:59,730 granted emergency use authorization to 69 00:02:59,730 --> 00:03:03,690 Madonna and America . We are ready to 70 00:03:03,690 --> 00:03:06,520 distribute that vaccine , just as we 71 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,820 did last week with Pfizer . We are 72 00:03:08,820 --> 00:03:11,490 prepared . So what does the playbook 73 00:03:11,490 --> 00:03:14,280 look like ? Distribution of Madonna 74 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,220 vaccine has already begun . Madonna has 75 00:03:17,220 --> 00:03:19,387 moved vaccine from their fill finished 76 00:03:19,387 --> 00:03:22,110 manufacturing sites to McKesson , who 77 00:03:22,110 --> 00:03:24,360 will serve as the central distributor 78 00:03:24,940 --> 00:03:27,320 at McKesson distribution centers . 79 00:03:27,330 --> 00:03:30,960 Boxes air being packed and loaded Today , 80 00:03:30,970 --> 00:03:33,700 trucks will begin rolling out tomorrow 81 00:03:33,710 --> 00:03:36,870 from FedEx and UPS , delivering 82 00:03:36,870 --> 00:03:40,030 vaccines and kids to the American 83 00:03:40,030 --> 00:03:43,060 people across the United States . We 84 00:03:43,060 --> 00:03:45,500 have begun shipping ancillary kits , 85 00:03:45,510 --> 00:03:47,870 including needles , syringes , other 86 00:03:47,870 --> 00:03:50,037 supplies that are required to give the 87 00:03:50,037 --> 00:03:52,700 shots for all future ship shipments of 88 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:55,210 vaccine . We will marry these kids up 89 00:03:55,210 --> 00:03:57,900 together and distribute them as we get 90 00:03:57,900 --> 00:04:00,900 into our regular cadence . McKesson 91 00:04:00,900 --> 00:04:03,750 will leverage the professionals of UPS 92 00:04:03,750 --> 00:04:06,020 and FedEx , and we have absolute 93 00:04:06,020 --> 00:04:08,330 confidence that thes three great 94 00:04:08,330 --> 00:04:10,710 companies will deliver vaccines the 95 00:04:10,710 --> 00:04:13,800 American people in a safe and timely 96 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,180 manner . Madonna vaccine could be 97 00:04:17,180 --> 00:04:19,347 shipped and stored at standard freezer 98 00:04:19,347 --> 00:04:21,540 temperatures and is packed in 99 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:24,960 containers of 100 dose doses each . 100 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,630 This allows jurisdictions the 101 00:04:27,630 --> 00:04:30,100 flexibility to support hard to reach 102 00:04:30,110 --> 00:04:34,070 small and mawr rural areas . But 103 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:37,320 this is a state's decision . States 104 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,530 have worked hard on their plans . They 105 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:42,310 understand the priority groups , and 106 00:04:42,310 --> 00:04:44,400 they have allocated vaccines , toe 107 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,420 locations and sites where they will 108 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:50,660 best meet their plans . We are in full 109 00:04:50,660 --> 00:04:54,440 support of them this week in total 110 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,830 between Pfizer and Moderna , we have 111 00:04:56,840 --> 00:05:00,730 allocated 7.9 million doses of vaccine , 112 00:05:00,770 --> 00:05:03,060 and we're ready for that distribution 113 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:07,030 first dose distribution . We will ship 114 00:05:07,030 --> 00:05:10,230 simultaneously toe all 64 jurisdictions 115 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,450 and five federal entities . 116 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:16,407 Jurisdictions have already ordered the 117 00:05:16,407 --> 00:05:18,510 vaccine , and we know it is going to 118 00:05:18,510 --> 00:05:21,440 3700 plus 119 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,180 locations , with more requests coming 120 00:05:24,180 --> 00:05:26,760 in every day based on allocations . 121 00:05:26,770 --> 00:05:29,830 Shipments will begin arriving on Monday 122 00:05:29,840 --> 00:05:32,530 and continue through the week . Moving 123 00:05:32,530 --> 00:05:35,060 forward , this will become our regular 124 00:05:35,060 --> 00:05:37,690 cadence of providing allocations , 125 00:05:37,700 --> 00:05:40,700 receiving orders and shipping to the 126 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:43,290 American people . We have already 127 00:05:43,290 --> 00:05:45,512 learned a lot of lessons from last week 128 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:47,623 in the initial roll out , and we will 129 00:05:47,623 --> 00:05:50,240 continue to apply those lessons as we 130 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,180 move forward . I know we'll learn more 131 00:05:53,180 --> 00:05:55,920 this week , but I'm also confident that 132 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,440 we will have the agility to correct 133 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,510 ourselves and get things right so that 134 00:06:01,510 --> 00:06:04,070 the next time it will go flawlessly . 135 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,329 Now , this week , many have heard 136 00:06:07,329 --> 00:06:10,940 concerns about allegations of vaccine 137 00:06:10,950 --> 00:06:14,210 doses being cut . I want to assure 138 00:06:14,220 --> 00:06:17,820 everybody , and I want to take 139 00:06:17,830 --> 00:06:20,440 personal responsibility for the 140 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,020 miscommunication . I know that's not 141 00:06:23,020 --> 00:06:26,830 done much , uh , these days , but I 142 00:06:26,830 --> 00:06:29,910 am responsible and I take 143 00:06:29,910 --> 00:06:32,470 responsibility for the miscommunication . 144 00:06:33,140 --> 00:06:36,800 Here is the bottom line . I want to 145 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,360 make sure that we are 100% committed to 146 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:43,250 fair and equitable distribution toe 147 00:06:43,260 --> 00:06:45,760 everybody in the United States of 148 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,230 America and I give you my personal word . 149 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,313 That is what I'm driving , too . 150 00:06:53,340 --> 00:06:55,270 Jurisdictions have asked me for 151 00:06:55,270 --> 00:06:58,470 planning numbers and rightly so . We 152 00:06:58,470 --> 00:07:00,526 want to be open and transparent with 153 00:07:00,526 --> 00:07:04,100 them at all times . I have tow work on 154 00:07:04,100 --> 00:07:05,989 the estimates that we know and we 155 00:07:05,989 --> 00:07:08,560 provide them forecasts accordingly . 156 00:07:09,340 --> 00:07:12,740 But vaccine manufacturing is a 157 00:07:12,750 --> 00:07:16,550 very arduous technical 158 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,510 capability on it . We work hard in 159 00:07:20,510 --> 00:07:22,750 collaboration with them , to know the 160 00:07:22,750 --> 00:07:25,140 process to understand where we're at 161 00:07:25,140 --> 00:07:27,600 with the process and then to make our 162 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,280 best forecasts accordingly . But at the 163 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,280 end of the day , what should really 164 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,850 give you great confidence ? Everybody 165 00:07:35,850 --> 00:07:38,350 in America should have great confidence . 166 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,420 Theo FDA is the gold standard , not 167 00:07:41,420 --> 00:07:44,110 just in America but around the world . 168 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,380 And they require the highest levels of 169 00:07:46,380 --> 00:07:49,240 review at the highest standards before 170 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,540 doses of vaccine are released to the 171 00:07:51,540 --> 00:07:54,250 American people . I personally 172 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,600 personally appreciate that at the end 173 00:07:57,600 --> 00:07:59,433 of the day , the number of doses 174 00:07:59,433 --> 00:08:01,870 available to us to allocate ended up 175 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,660 being lower . And so , as we gave 176 00:08:04,660 --> 00:08:07,210 forecast to the jurisdictions and 177 00:08:07,210 --> 00:08:09,150 governors and states work their 178 00:08:09,150 --> 00:08:11,206 priorities against those forecasts , 179 00:08:11,540 --> 00:08:13,990 when we had to decide what was gonna 180 00:08:13,990 --> 00:08:16,310 eventually be shipped out , I had the 181 00:08:16,310 --> 00:08:18,590 lower the allocations to meet the 182 00:08:18,590 --> 00:08:21,160 releasable doses that were presented to 183 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:25,030 me . We look at this every day 184 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,410 and every week , alright and on Lee , 185 00:08:28,410 --> 00:08:31,640 when I am confident that the vaccine is 186 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,470 releasable and that I have 1st and 2nd 187 00:08:34,470 --> 00:08:37,420 doses , can I move it forward ? So do 188 00:08:37,420 --> 00:08:40,250 the governors to the governor's staffs . 189 00:08:40,260 --> 00:08:43,410 Please accept my personal apology . If 190 00:08:43,410 --> 00:08:45,550 this was disruptive in your decision 191 00:08:45,550 --> 00:08:48,390 making and in your conversations with 192 00:08:48,390 --> 00:08:50,612 the people of your great state . I will 193 00:08:50,612 --> 00:08:53,390 work hard to correct this and we have 194 00:08:53,390 --> 00:08:55,960 done several things to do this right , 195 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:58,607 because this is a Herculean effort and 196 00:08:58,607 --> 00:09:01,240 we're not perfect . The key is to be 197 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,430 transparent and openly communicate at 198 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,320 all levels , step by step . To that end , 199 00:09:08,330 --> 00:09:10,510 we are in constant dialogue with both 200 00:09:10,510 --> 00:09:13,160 industry partners to ensure doses are 201 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,810 available . But here's the key . The 202 00:09:15,810 --> 00:09:18,990 doses must be releasable in accordance 203 00:09:18,990 --> 00:09:21,760 with the FDA . We have developed a 204 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,240 cadence that we are briefing to public 205 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,310 health officials . We started last 206 00:09:26,310 --> 00:09:28,720 night were briefing it again today , 207 00:09:28,730 --> 00:09:31,100 and I will personally briefed governors 208 00:09:31,110 --> 00:09:34,610 on Monday that will provide MAWR 209 00:09:34,610 --> 00:09:36,720 predictability to the outcome we're 210 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:40,250 trying to achieve . We want , uh , the 211 00:09:40,250 --> 00:09:42,500 American people toe have confidence 212 00:09:42,510 --> 00:09:44,600 that the cadence we have established 213 00:09:44,610 --> 00:09:47,880 will ensure safe and effective vaccines 214 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,570 are delivered to them accordingly . 215 00:09:51,140 --> 00:09:54,260 Every week , we plan on allocating 216 00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:56,750 vaccines based on releasable doses , 217 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,780 and every week we will work with the 218 00:09:59,780 --> 00:10:01,970 States to ensure the vaccines are 219 00:10:01,970 --> 00:10:04,280 distributed to the locations that they 220 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,880 direct us to at the quantities that 221 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,350 they direct . At the end of the day , 222 00:10:09,540 --> 00:10:11,400 this is all about enabling the 223 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,090 governors in the states to ensure that 224 00:10:15,090 --> 00:10:17,610 their people received the vaccine in a 225 00:10:17,610 --> 00:10:20,180 fair and equitable process , and that 226 00:10:20,180 --> 00:10:22,236 when they receive it , they can have 227 00:10:22,236 --> 00:10:24,560 confidence that the vaccine is safe and 228 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:27,050 ready to be administered in their arms . 229 00:10:27,540 --> 00:10:31,100 We want arms , shots and arms . That is 230 00:10:31,100 --> 00:10:33,510 our goal . And we worked tirelessly 231 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,250 every day to make that happen . It is a 232 00:10:36,250 --> 00:10:38,930 whole of America approach that is 233 00:10:38,930 --> 00:10:41,550 executing this , and I want to give you 234 00:10:41,550 --> 00:10:44,420 my personal word that we are working 235 00:10:44,420 --> 00:10:48,030 this to the extreme , but with caution 236 00:10:48,030 --> 00:10:50,930 to ensure safety of every vaccine that 237 00:10:50,930 --> 00:10:53,730 is distributed . I personally updated 238 00:10:53,730 --> 00:10:55,952 secretary , as are on where we think we 239 00:10:55,952 --> 00:10:58,680 are with numbers . We remain on track 240 00:10:58,680 --> 00:11:01,370 to allocate 20 around 20 million doses 241 00:11:01,370 --> 00:11:04,730 of vaccine to the all jurisdictions by 242 00:11:04,730 --> 00:11:07,310 the end of December , with distribution 243 00:11:07,310 --> 00:11:09,421 of those doses pushing into the first 244 00:11:09,421 --> 00:11:13,300 week of January , I ask us all to stay 245 00:11:13,300 --> 00:11:16,080 focused on what really matters were 246 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,350 pushing out millions of doses of 247 00:11:18,350 --> 00:11:21,110 vaccine right now and in each week 248 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:23,231 those numbers will continue to grow . 249 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,630 Every member of Operation Warp speed 250 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,330 wants vaccines and arms , and we're 251 00:11:29,330 --> 00:11:31,560 doing everything possible to that end 252 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:34,700 state , but we will not cut corners . 253 00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:36,930 We will hold ourselves accountable to 254 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:40,150 the standard and approval of the FDA , 255 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,680 and then we will assure timely and 256 00:11:42,680 --> 00:11:45,320 effective distribution to where the 257 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,209 governors and the states want the 258 00:11:47,209 --> 00:11:50,310 vaccine . While the second vaccine from 259 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:54,150 Moderna added onto Pfizer now allows us 260 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,220 as a whole of America to be on the 261 00:11:56,220 --> 00:12:00,030 offense , we are a long way from 262 00:12:00,030 --> 00:12:02,350 being finished . Each shipment of 263 00:12:02,350 --> 00:12:04,750 vaccine is another few yards gained , 264 00:12:05,140 --> 00:12:07,940 but any good player coach knows that 265 00:12:07,940 --> 00:12:10,730 you still need defense along with 266 00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:13,230 offense . To win the game . I join our 267 00:12:13,230 --> 00:12:15,310 health professionals in urging 268 00:12:15,310 --> 00:12:17,310 Americans to stay diligent in their 269 00:12:17,310 --> 00:12:20,930 defense , wear a mask , wash your hands 270 00:12:20,970 --> 00:12:23,910 and stay socially distance while we 271 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:25,854 moved the ball down the field with 272 00:12:25,854 --> 00:12:29,400 vaccines , we will score . We will get 273 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,890 to the end zone . It just will take 274 00:12:31,890 --> 00:12:34,410 some time to do so . And we need your 275 00:12:34,410 --> 00:12:37,160 help to get to that end . So thank you 276 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,660 for your time today . Thank you to all 277 00:12:39,660 --> 00:12:42,770 the men and women of Pfizer , Moderna , 278 00:12:43,540 --> 00:12:47,470 McKesson , FedEx UPS and I will 279 00:12:47,470 --> 00:12:50,680 tell you also going down into CVS and 280 00:12:50,680 --> 00:12:53,920 Walgreens as we've started doing , uh , 281 00:12:53,930 --> 00:12:57,180 immunization through their efforts down 282 00:12:57,180 --> 00:12:59,513 at the long term health care facilities . 283 00:12:59,513 --> 00:13:01,624 I just want to say thank you to those 284 00:13:01,624 --> 00:13:03,780 men and women who are working day and 285 00:13:03,780 --> 00:13:06,030 night to make this happen . It is . I 286 00:13:06,030 --> 00:13:08,370 am incredibly proud to be an American 287 00:13:08,380 --> 00:13:10,658 and stand here in front of you . Today . 288 00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:13,120 I will continue to provide updates 289 00:13:13,130 --> 00:13:16,250 along with Secretary , as are on Dr 290 00:13:16,250 --> 00:13:18,610 Slowly throughout the week . But until 291 00:13:18,610 --> 00:13:21,060 then , I can take a few questions 292 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,410 before I wrap up . Alright , operator , 293 00:13:24,410 --> 00:13:26,132 we will now open the floor for 294 00:13:26,132 --> 00:13:28,354 questions . Ah , friendly reminder that 295 00:13:28,354 --> 00:13:30,466 when asking a question , please state 296 00:13:30,466 --> 00:13:32,521 your name and publication and please 297 00:13:32,521 --> 00:13:32,450 keep your questions as short as 298 00:13:32,450 --> 00:13:34,670 possible so that we can get to as many 299 00:13:34,670 --> 00:13:37,860 questions as we can . Thank you as a 300 00:13:37,860 --> 00:13:40,082 reminder it is star one . If you'd like 301 00:13:40,082 --> 00:13:42,138 to ask a question from the phone and 302 00:13:42,138 --> 00:13:44,360 the first question comes from Elizabeth 303 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,471 Reese from U S A . Today your line is 304 00:13:46,471 --> 00:13:48,638 open . Hey , thanks so much for taking 305 00:13:48,638 --> 00:13:50,804 my call . I wanted to ask about this . 306 00:13:50,804 --> 00:13:53,890 Um , the reduction . Why did it take 307 00:13:53,890 --> 00:13:56,190 from Wednesday until Friday night For 308 00:13:56,190 --> 00:13:59,420 clarity to come ? As to why the numbers 309 00:13:59,420 --> 00:14:03,040 were based on vaccine that hadn't gone 310 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:06,210 through the full process yet . So it 311 00:14:06,210 --> 00:14:08,560 didn't . It didn't take that long . We 312 00:14:08,560 --> 00:14:10,960 realized , quite frankly , the next day , 313 00:14:10,970 --> 00:14:13,192 because governors and their staffs were 314 00:14:13,192 --> 00:14:15,790 alert on calling us . And so what we 315 00:14:15,790 --> 00:14:18,460 have to do is do some forensics on what 316 00:14:18,460 --> 00:14:21,020 the disconnection waas . So in simple 317 00:14:21,020 --> 00:14:23,850 terms , we allocated vaccines on 318 00:14:23,860 --> 00:14:26,400 Tuesday night . That was a change . We 319 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,440 originally allocating vaccines on 320 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,520 Friday . But governors had asked in 321 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:33,850 lessons learned that would help benefit 322 00:14:33,850 --> 00:14:36,072 them and their planning If we move that 323 00:14:36,072 --> 00:14:38,840 left . So absolutely So we moved it 324 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,160 left . We put allocations in place on 325 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,710 Tuesday night . What had been out 326 00:14:43,710 --> 00:14:45,432 previously ? The Tuesday night 327 00:14:45,432 --> 00:14:48,880 allocations was a forecasted worksheet 328 00:14:48,890 --> 00:14:51,410 that laid out what we thought might be 329 00:14:51,410 --> 00:14:53,680 possible , Uh , in eventual 330 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,280 distribution , uh , that she was out 331 00:14:56,290 --> 00:14:58,401 because I want people to get ahead of 332 00:14:58,401 --> 00:15:00,810 the problem and work through it . But 333 00:15:00,810 --> 00:15:02,977 at the end of the day , when I snapped 334 00:15:02,977 --> 00:15:05,143 the chalk line on Tuesday and approved 335 00:15:05,143 --> 00:15:07,370 the allocations based on releasable 336 00:15:07,370 --> 00:15:09,360 dosages , there was a difference 337 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,900 between the worksheet and what I 338 00:15:11,900 --> 00:15:14,430 approved to go into Tiberius . Calls 339 00:15:14,430 --> 00:15:16,660 came in immediately the second day . 340 00:15:16,670 --> 00:15:19,140 Aziz , we were working through you know 341 00:15:19,140 --> 00:15:21,251 the process of the difference between 342 00:15:21,251 --> 00:15:23,930 forecast and actual allocation on . We 343 00:15:23,930 --> 00:15:26,290 worked with governors , their staffs . 344 00:15:26,310 --> 00:15:29,010 I briefed several , made several phone 345 00:15:29,010 --> 00:15:31,340 calls myself to talk to governors . Had 346 00:15:31,340 --> 00:15:34,090 a great phone call with the governor of 347 00:15:34,090 --> 00:15:35,979 Washington , Governor Endsley . I 348 00:15:35,979 --> 00:15:38,200 really appreciated his time that he 349 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,200 allowed me to walk them through the 350 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,422 process . Very grateful . I was able to 351 00:15:42,422 --> 00:15:46,220 also talk Thio Senator Reid up up 352 00:15:46,220 --> 00:15:48,442 on the on the hill and walk him through 353 00:15:48,442 --> 00:15:50,387 the process . There was many other 354 00:15:50,387 --> 00:15:52,609 phone calls that were made by the staff 355 00:15:52,609 --> 00:15:54,730 out . Too many teams toe help 356 00:15:54,740 --> 00:15:57,270 facilitate this conversation . At the 357 00:15:57,270 --> 00:15:59,510 end of the day again , I accept 358 00:15:59,510 --> 00:16:01,960 responsibility for the miscommunication . 359 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:06,280 We're learning our strategy waas to 360 00:16:06,290 --> 00:16:09,500 push the first major pushes from Pfizer 361 00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:13,340 and Moderna stocks that we had , uh , 362 00:16:13,350 --> 00:16:15,461 you know , stacked up and we're ready 363 00:16:15,461 --> 00:16:19,200 to go on an initial push after EU 364 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,750 a relatively easy . We had very good 365 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,990 plans that have been worked through 366 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,020 from the States all the way through O W 367 00:16:29,020 --> 00:16:32,420 S C . D . C . Down to our industry 368 00:16:32,420 --> 00:16:35,230 partners . The key was transitioning 369 00:16:35,230 --> 00:16:38,340 into a regular cadence of available 370 00:16:38,340 --> 00:16:41,970 vaccine dosage so that we can just keep 371 00:16:41,970 --> 00:16:45,910 moving we don't want to pause and 372 00:16:45,910 --> 00:16:48,790 then collect vaccines and then 373 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:51,740 distribute a week or two weeks later . 374 00:16:51,750 --> 00:16:54,730 We just want a continuous flow of 375 00:16:54,730 --> 00:16:56,920 vaccines out to the American people 376 00:16:57,050 --> 00:17:00,340 every day , extending availability tomb . 377 00:17:00,340 --> 00:17:03,740 Or in order to do that , we have to 378 00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:05,960 forecast . And then we have to 379 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:09,060 eventually figure out what is available 380 00:17:09,740 --> 00:17:12,380 again . I take responsibility . I'm 381 00:17:12,380 --> 00:17:15,110 learning that Aziz we go . It looked 382 00:17:15,110 --> 00:17:18,680 very good on paper . Paper plans are 383 00:17:18,690 --> 00:17:21,520 are very good . Execution is where we 384 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,770 learn and we adapted accordingly . 385 00:17:25,140 --> 00:17:28,350 Operator Next question . The next 386 00:17:28,350 --> 00:17:30,350 question comes from John Tozzi from 387 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:33,260 Bloomberg . Your line is open . Hi , 388 00:17:33,270 --> 00:17:35,492 Thanks so much for taking my question . 389 00:17:35,492 --> 00:17:37,714 Can you tell us a little bit more about 390 00:17:37,714 --> 00:17:40,630 the sort of a difference between when , 391 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,040 uh , that can be manufactured and when 392 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,460 their release and how many of the 393 00:17:46,470 --> 00:17:48,637 fighter doses coming out of production 394 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,840 don't have the quality assurance or 395 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,896 other checks that actually make them 396 00:17:52,896 --> 00:17:55,910 reasonable ? So I don't know the exact 397 00:17:55,910 --> 00:17:58,077 details on that . We will go into that 398 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,299 for you and get you a better answer and 399 00:18:00,299 --> 00:18:02,450 timing and collaboration on that , I 400 00:18:02,450 --> 00:18:06,400 tell you , it's a very , uh , rigorous 401 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,550 process and the FDA does a fantastic 402 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,590 job doing that . There is a delay 403 00:18:12,590 --> 00:18:14,701 between what is available and what is 404 00:18:14,701 --> 00:18:17,310 releasable because we're talking about 405 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,450 hundreds of thousands of millions of 406 00:18:19,450 --> 00:18:21,540 doses that we want to make sure our 407 00:18:21,540 --> 00:18:24,630 right to this date . To the best of my 408 00:18:24,630 --> 00:18:27,670 knowledge , there has been zero , um , 409 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,610 problem with the Pfizer vaccines . Uh , 410 00:18:30,620 --> 00:18:33,180 you know , from going from manufactured 411 00:18:33,190 --> 00:18:35,680 to releasable it is just about the 412 00:18:35,690 --> 00:18:38,110 process that you have tow that you have 413 00:18:38,110 --> 00:18:40,060 to go through to get to releasable 414 00:18:41,340 --> 00:18:43,284 Great , operator . Next question . 415 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,240 Thank you . The next question comes 416 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,296 from Rachel Roubaix and your line is 417 00:18:48,296 --> 00:18:50,960 open . Hi , this is Rachel . Rubin was 418 00:18:50,970 --> 00:18:52,748 critical . Thanks for taking my 419 00:18:52,748 --> 00:18:55,840 question . Um , this is sort of in the 420 00:18:55,850 --> 00:18:59,010 similar vein , but when the doses were 421 00:18:59,010 --> 00:19:02,510 not release a ble , it sounds like one . 422 00:19:02,510 --> 00:19:05,830 Were you originally counting all the 423 00:19:05,830 --> 00:19:08,130 doses and not the ones that were 424 00:19:08,130 --> 00:19:11,270 relatable ? And to Was it that 425 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,240 adviser had it yet then the doses 426 00:19:15,490 --> 00:19:18,500 to FDA to kind of get FDA A's stamp of 427 00:19:18,500 --> 00:19:21,810 approval , Or was it that FDA was still 428 00:19:21,820 --> 00:19:25,010 working on giving the stamp of approval 429 00:19:25,020 --> 00:19:28,410 to make the doses releasable Okay , So 430 00:19:28,410 --> 00:19:31,330 there is a standardized cadence of 431 00:19:31,330 --> 00:19:34,190 approval for vaccines . When they go 432 00:19:34,190 --> 00:19:36,820 from the completion of Phil Finish to 433 00:19:36,820 --> 00:19:40,320 releasable , Where I failed , I 434 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,610 failed . Nobody else failed . Is toe 435 00:19:43,610 --> 00:19:46,440 have a clear understanding off that 436 00:19:46,450 --> 00:19:50,090 cadence ? So when I applied it into our 437 00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:53,470 forecast methodology and are planning 438 00:19:53,470 --> 00:19:57,450 with states , we realized I realized 439 00:19:57,450 --> 00:19:59,840 that there was a delta to the numbers 440 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,090 that I personally thought were 441 00:20:02,090 --> 00:20:04,340 available and ready for distribution . 442 00:20:04,340 --> 00:20:07,600 And what was releasable I can't say it 443 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,560 any better than that . It was my fault . 444 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,800 I gave guidance . I am the one that 445 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,520 approved the forecast sheets . I am the 446 00:20:16,520 --> 00:20:18,990 one that approved the allocations , 447 00:20:19,270 --> 00:20:22,650 right . There is no problem with the 448 00:20:22,650 --> 00:20:25,200 process . There is no problem with the 449 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,080 Pfizer vaccine . There is no problem 450 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,350 with the modern A vaccine , right ? It 451 00:20:30,350 --> 00:20:33,810 was a planning error , and I am 452 00:20:33,810 --> 00:20:36,980 responsible on I don't really know how 453 00:20:36,980 --> 00:20:39,340 to say it any clearer than that we're 454 00:20:39,340 --> 00:20:41,660 learning from it . We're trying to get 455 00:20:41,670 --> 00:20:44,290 better because at the end of the day it 456 00:20:44,290 --> 00:20:46,410 is about facilitating the most 457 00:20:46,410 --> 00:20:49,770 available vaccine doses out that air 458 00:20:49,770 --> 00:20:51,992 releasable out to the American people . 459 00:20:52,740 --> 00:20:55,380 Operator , Next question . Thank you . 460 00:20:55,380 --> 00:20:57,658 The next question is from Karen Stacey , 461 00:20:57,658 --> 00:21:00,850 your line is open . Hi , this is Karen 462 00:21:00,850 --> 00:21:03,017 Stacy from the Financial Times . Could 463 00:21:03,017 --> 00:21:05,128 you just explain a little bit ? About 464 00:21:05,128 --> 00:21:06,906 what ? The what ? Your air awas 465 00:21:06,906 --> 00:21:08,906 Particularly . There is it that you 466 00:21:08,906 --> 00:21:11,128 didn't realize that this extra approval 467 00:21:11,128 --> 00:21:13,183 process had toe happen to make these 468 00:21:13,183 --> 00:21:15,350 doses ? Releasable or you just thought 469 00:21:15,350 --> 00:21:18,190 it would take less time to do a 470 00:21:18,190 --> 00:21:21,430 combination of everything , right ? No , 471 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,260 this has never been done right in our 472 00:21:24,260 --> 00:21:26,630 history . Normal vaccines , right ? 473 00:21:26,630 --> 00:21:29,260 Let's just take influenza as example , 474 00:21:29,270 --> 00:21:31,890 right ? The country gives the orders . 475 00:21:31,900 --> 00:21:35,590 Thio Industry industry spends the next 476 00:21:35,590 --> 00:21:38,790 six months developing and producing 477 00:21:38,870 --> 00:21:41,590 and proving that vaccine for 478 00:21:41,590 --> 00:21:44,100 distribution and then it's distributed 479 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:46,780 in a timely manner . What we have done 480 00:21:46,790 --> 00:21:49,860 is to take the process that is well 481 00:21:49,860 --> 00:21:53,450 regulated on standards highly enforced 482 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,800 on we've converted it into execution 483 00:21:56,810 --> 00:22:00,540 for covert 19 vaccine , which is as the 484 00:22:00,540 --> 00:22:03,400 vaccine is developed . We're pushing it 485 00:22:03,410 --> 00:22:06,370 out to the American people . A simple 486 00:22:06,370 --> 00:22:09,310 course of action , but a totally in my 487 00:22:09,310 --> 00:22:12,130 opinion , uh , inappropriate and 488 00:22:12,140 --> 00:22:15,630 unethical . Uh , decision would have 489 00:22:15,630 --> 00:22:19,370 been the stockpile cove in 19 vaccine 490 00:22:19,380 --> 00:22:21,760 walked through all the process that is 491 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,390 normal , right ? Wait for toe . All be 492 00:22:24,390 --> 00:22:27,180 approved and releasable , and then 493 00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:30,910 distributed 34 months from now . So the 494 00:22:30,910 --> 00:22:34,070 mist ake I made is not understanding 495 00:22:34,070 --> 00:22:37,130 with exactness again , my 496 00:22:37,140 --> 00:22:40,510 responsibility on all the steps that 497 00:22:40,510 --> 00:22:42,677 have to occur to make sure the vaccine 498 00:22:42,677 --> 00:22:44,920 is releasable At the end of the day , 499 00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:47,950 here's what I think about , uh , well , 500 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:49,950 my mother have a safe and effective 501 00:22:49,950 --> 00:22:52,560 vaccine , right ? Will the American 502 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,393 people have a safe and effective 503 00:22:54,393 --> 00:22:57,880 vaccine ? I failed . I am adjusting . I 504 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,420 am fixing , and we will move forward 505 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:03,380 from there . Over . Operator . Next 506 00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:06,020 question . The next question comes from 507 00:23:06,020 --> 00:23:08,330 Meg Carroll from CNBC . Your line is 508 00:23:08,330 --> 00:23:12,190 open . Hi . I'm wondering if operation 509 00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:15,820 Warp speed has projections As Mawr 510 00:23:15,830 --> 00:23:18,070 vaccine supply becomes available over 511 00:23:18,070 --> 00:23:20,740 the week . Is there , uh you know , a 512 00:23:20,740 --> 00:23:22,740 limit at any point that you've been 513 00:23:22,740 --> 00:23:24,851 told just from all the communications 514 00:23:24,851 --> 00:23:26,930 with the states as to how many 515 00:23:26,930 --> 00:23:29,410 vaccinations can be performed in this 516 00:23:29,420 --> 00:23:31,660 country per week ? You know , at any 517 00:23:31,660 --> 00:23:33,938 point , you kind of have to say , Well , 518 00:23:33,938 --> 00:23:35,827 we've got more supply than we can 519 00:23:35,827 --> 00:23:37,882 actually shift because we just can't 520 00:23:37,882 --> 00:23:40,049 perform or vaccinations . What is that 521 00:23:40,049 --> 00:23:42,104 limit per week ? Yeah , so we're not 522 00:23:42,104 --> 00:23:44,327 there yet . And my sense , based on the 523 00:23:44,327 --> 00:23:47,010 on the on what we project we're gonna 524 00:23:47,010 --> 00:23:48,954 receive over the next few months . 525 00:23:48,954 --> 00:23:51,010 We're not gonna reach that limit . I 526 00:23:51,010 --> 00:23:53,950 think the key is access to the vaccine 527 00:23:53,950 --> 00:23:57,300 to the most , uh , places throughout 528 00:23:57,300 --> 00:24:00,020 America . We we are calling them 529 00:24:00,020 --> 00:24:03,550 providers , and we have over 50,000 530 00:24:03,550 --> 00:24:05,890 providers that air enrolled across the 531 00:24:05,890 --> 00:24:08,570 country visualized them from everywhere 532 00:24:08,570 --> 00:24:11,400 from hospitals , doctor's offices , 533 00:24:11,410 --> 00:24:15,360 pharmacies , pharmacy chains , etcetera 534 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,160 on . We think that that quantity and 535 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,660 the distribution of the vaccine will 536 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:23,490 provide everybody in America the access 537 00:24:23,490 --> 00:24:27,000 to the vaccine when the supply is 538 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,870 available . So I don't see us reaching 539 00:24:29,870 --> 00:24:33,100 a point where we'll be constrained 540 00:24:33,110 --> 00:24:36,380 where supply will overrun 541 00:24:36,390 --> 00:24:38,960 capability and capacity to a minister . 542 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,470 But we'll manage and we'll work that as 543 00:24:41,470 --> 00:24:44,370 we go forward . Operator Next question . 544 00:24:45,340 --> 00:24:47,507 Next question is from Jill Colgan from 545 00:24:47,507 --> 00:24:50,520 the A P . Your line is open . Thank you 546 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,576 so much for doing this call . I just 547 00:24:52,576 --> 00:24:54,687 don't wanna hammer this point . But I 548 00:24:54,687 --> 00:24:56,853 was just hoping that you could explain 549 00:24:56,853 --> 00:24:58,909 in very simple layman's terms , that 550 00:24:58,909 --> 00:25:00,853 anyone can understand exactly what 551 00:25:00,853 --> 00:25:03,076 needs to happen to make doses release a 552 00:25:03,076 --> 00:25:04,964 ble . And also I think you made a 553 00:25:04,964 --> 00:25:06,687 reference there to second dose 554 00:25:06,687 --> 00:25:08,798 availability . Did that play any role 555 00:25:08,798 --> 00:25:11,640 in this process . So all the answer , 556 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,130 the ladder and yes , second dose 557 00:25:14,140 --> 00:25:16,550 availability is key for us . The 558 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:19,630 strategy is that we release first doses . 559 00:25:19,630 --> 00:25:23,040 When we have second doses on hand on we 560 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,040 have confidence that the releasable 561 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,960 doses will meet that requirement . I am 562 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,030 not going to spend any more time 563 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,240 talking about the details in 564 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:35,407 between . You know , feel finished and 565 00:25:35,407 --> 00:25:38,140 releasable , Thank you , Operator . 566 00:25:38,140 --> 00:25:40,610 Next question . The next question is 567 00:25:40,610 --> 00:25:42,666 from Eric Kulish . Please state your 568 00:25:42,666 --> 00:25:45,520 media outlet . Your line is open . Yes , 569 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,687 Thank you . Air Kulish Freight waves . 570 00:25:47,687 --> 00:25:50,280 Um , wondering if you've had any more 571 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,340 temperature excursions like the four 572 00:25:52,340 --> 00:25:54,562 trades that you talked about earlier in 573 00:25:54,562 --> 00:25:56,810 the week . And if you've ever if you 574 00:25:56,810 --> 00:25:58,977 analyze and found out what , uh , what 575 00:25:58,977 --> 00:26:01,032 happened with those and why is going 576 00:26:01,032 --> 00:26:03,540 thio 80 or 90 degrees ? Uh , even 577 00:26:03,540 --> 00:26:07,330 colder a problem . So , no , we've had 578 00:26:07,330 --> 00:26:09,400 no mawr than what I've talked to you 579 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,240 about . And the we've run the checks 580 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,390 fighters run the checks on , 581 00:26:14,390 --> 00:26:16,860 collaborated with the FDA and going 582 00:26:16,860 --> 00:26:20,250 down below minus 82 these 583 00:26:20,260 --> 00:26:23,440 excursions were minus 90 to have no 584 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,840 effect on the vaccine . But they wanted 585 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,200 to make sure on . They wanted to make 586 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,200 sure not only the vaccine remains safe , 587 00:26:31,210 --> 00:26:33,860 but also the vial containing the 588 00:26:33,860 --> 00:26:37,160 vaccine . You know , the seal etcetera 589 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,630 was still appropriate . That's been 590 00:26:39,630 --> 00:26:41,741 approved . And there's no issues with 591 00:26:41,741 --> 00:26:44,510 that . The vaccine is they're 592 00:26:44,510 --> 00:26:46,566 theorizing , and we're not there yet 593 00:26:46,570 --> 00:26:49,150 because we don't have enough situations 594 00:26:49,150 --> 00:26:52,280 toe really , truly validate . But as 595 00:26:52,290 --> 00:26:54,870 you know , vaccine travels right in the 596 00:26:54,870 --> 00:26:57,470 air , etcetera , Uh , the dry ice 597 00:26:57,470 --> 00:26:59,880 shifts , etcetera . Uh , the 598 00:26:59,890 --> 00:27:02,660 temperature fluctuates into a colder , 599 00:27:02,670 --> 00:27:06,060 uh , colder temperature . 600 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,580 Poor choice of words . Apologize on . 601 00:27:09,580 --> 00:27:13,030 Hence the minus 92 . The key of this 602 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,750 is the diligence on the 603 00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:19,000 professionalism and the immediacy which 604 00:27:19,010 --> 00:27:21,990 Pfizer reacted , Uh , in combination 605 00:27:21,990 --> 00:27:25,420 with FedEx and UPS . Remarkable 606 00:27:25,430 --> 00:27:28,470 ability to see themselves . Right . 607 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,770 Take control . Uh , quarantine , 608 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,330 return and replace the vaccine 609 00:27:35,390 --> 00:27:39,020 was just spectacular in my hand . My , 610 00:27:39,020 --> 00:27:41,076 I applaud everybody involved in that 611 00:27:41,740 --> 00:27:43,796 operator . We have time for one last 612 00:27:43,796 --> 00:27:46,130 question . The last question comes from 613 00:27:46,130 --> 00:27:48,186 Sarah Murray from CNN . Your line is 614 00:27:48,186 --> 00:27:51,440 open . Um , hi . Thank you very much 615 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,140 for doing the call . Um , given the way 616 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:56,196 the cadence has gone so far with the 617 00:27:56,196 --> 00:27:58,251 fighter vaccine , I'm just curious . 618 00:27:58,251 --> 00:28:00,473 What gives you guys the confidence that 619 00:28:00,473 --> 00:28:02,640 you'll be able Thio , reach the You're 620 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,751 going except for yourself for the end 621 00:28:04,751 --> 00:28:07,250 of the year . So I think , you know , 622 00:28:07,250 --> 00:28:09,306 we've done a lot of work , right . A 623 00:28:09,306 --> 00:28:11,250 lot of planning on this , a lot of 624 00:28:11,250 --> 00:28:14,490 collaboration from the CDC experts 625 00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:16,790 through commercial industry , both the 626 00:28:16,790 --> 00:28:19,440 manufacturers on those that are 627 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,250 distributing a Sfar and as well as 628 00:28:22,260 --> 00:28:24,500 working with states on final 629 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:27,440 administration , A . ZAY said earlier . 630 00:28:27,450 --> 00:28:30,630 It is a plan . It is a plan that we've 631 00:28:30,630 --> 00:28:34,500 rehearsed many times . Uh , but the end 632 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:36,611 of the day , it's when things go into 633 00:28:36,611 --> 00:28:39,310 action that we figure out if there's 634 00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:42,210 something not right based on everything 635 00:28:42,210 --> 00:28:44,550 I know right now , I feel confident 636 00:28:44,550 --> 00:28:47,670 that will have the allocations of 20 637 00:28:47,670 --> 00:28:49,670 million by the end of the month and 638 00:28:49,670 --> 00:28:52,330 that we will be literally finishing 639 00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:55,620 distribution of that 20 million by the 640 00:28:55,630 --> 00:28:59,050 inside the first week of January . Now , 641 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,240 alright , operator , that's all the 642 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,296 time we have today . Please send any 643 00:29:06,296 --> 00:29:08,518 follow up questions to our press office 644 00:29:08,518 --> 00:29:09,350 at media at HHS dot gov