New York Gov. Cuomo Asks Pfizer to Sell COVID-19 Vaccine Directly to State

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 18 asked Pfizer’s CEO if the state could buy COVID-19 vaccine doses directly from the U.S. drugmaker.
New York Gov. Cuomo Asks Pfizer to Sell COVID-19 Vaccine Directly to State
Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Oct. 12, 2020. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 18 asked Pfizer’s CEO if the state could buy COVID-19 vaccine doses directly from the U.S. drugmaker, saying that the Trump administration has failed to release enough doses to his state.

In a letter (pdf) to Pfizer’s CEO and Chairman Albert Bourla, Cuomo said that New York state would lose “a footrace” with the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus unless it “dramatically increase[s] the number of doses getting to New Yorkers.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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