Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Acknowledges ‘Lag’ in Vaccinations

Nat Moore, 69, formerly of the Miami Dolphins, receives his vaccination card after getting his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center, in Miami, Fla., on Dec. 30, 2020. Eva Marie Uzcategui/AFP via Getty Images

Operation Warp Speed’s chief scientific adviser on Monday defended the federal government’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, but acknowledged there is a “lag” in getting the vaccines administered.

Officials with President Donald Trump’s administration said late last year that 20 million Americans would be vaccinated by the end of 2020. Instead, under 3 million people received vaccinations, out of some 12 million doses distributed to states, as of Dec. 30.