Former president Donald Trump Said that he was “very proud” of the COVID-19 vaccine and “hoped” to see more people vaccinated.
Trump boasted that he had purchased “billions of dollars” worth of vaccines in advance during his presidency and gently urged his followers to get vaccinated in an interview with Newsmax TV on Wednesday Greg Kelly tonight.
The former president stated that the vaccine prevented more than 4.3 million deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, matching the more serious death toll of 100 million during the Spanish flu pandemic from 1918 to 1920.
“I am very proud of the vaccine,” Trump told host Greg Kelly. “I have accepted, you… may have accepted. But I am very proud of it. I think we may encounter another situation with the Spanish flu of 1917 [sic], Where as many as 100 million people were killed. “
Trump added: “I bought billions of dollars in vaccines, which is why we take it for a long time.” “Without it, we really have a big problem. I do believe that people must have their freedom, etc. Wait, but, you know, I would love to see them vaccinated.”
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Earlier Wednesday, Trump made similar comments in an interview. Fox Business and Maria BattiromoThe former president said that the problem of “people don’t want to get vaccinated”, he suggested that it should be called “TongxingIn April, it was due to the public’s lack of trust in the president Joe Biden.
“I am proud of the vaccine, I have been vaccinated, and I am very, very proud,” Trump told Bartiromo. “When I was president, people didn’t want to accept it and there was no such problem. They didn’t accept it because they didn’t trust Biden or the Biden administration.”
“When I was president, no one protested against vaccines,” he added. “Everyone wants to get it, we send out more than a million photos every day… Now it comes back through the delta… People do get it [the vaccine] It’s very important to get better sooner, and they will hardly get sick. “
However, in the same interview, Trump recommended that people who are fully vaccinated get a booster dose — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it will recommend it to all adults starting on September 20 — “For me, this Sounds like an act of making money Pfizer.”
Although vaccines usually require booster shots, the former president continued to falsely claim that the COVID-19 vaccine he developed during his tenure was originally “good for life” and suggested that the reason for boosting booster shots might be “that guy runs Pfizer. The “dollar sign” appeared in the eyes of the company.
Soon after the former president lost to Biden in the 2020 general election, the company announced a positive vaccine test result. Trump and his allies have been arguing with Pfizer and CEO Albert Bourla .In the April interview Carlos Watson Show, Burla said Trump reminded him before the election that an early release of information might “help” his opportunity.
Opinion polls and vaccination data show that compared with Biden voters, those who voted for Trump in 2020 are more likely to refuse any dose of COVID-19 vaccine, despite Trump boasting about the vaccine and reminding his followers of him I have been vaccinated.
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