Director Gordon should resign from the Biden transition team immediately to focus on distributing the vaccine to Michigan’s most vulnerable.
January 6, 2021
Head Of Biden’s HHS Transition Underreporting Already High Number Of Vaccines Sitting On Shelves
A new report from Crain’s Detroit has revealed that Michigan is underreporting an already extremely high number of vaccines that are simply sitting on shelves instead of being distributed to the most vulnerable. The report states that 160,000 doses intended for nursing homes are missing from the state’s data.
“Michigan’s early rate of inoculating the population with COVID-19 vaccines — already lagging most other states — is underreporting how many doses of the vaccine are sitting on shelves in hospitals, pharmacies and government health departments.”
The Daily Caller reported yesterday that “Vaccine distribution run by a leading member of Biden transition team is one of the worst in the country.”
The state’s vaccine administration is headed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon. Whitmer serves as the co-chair of Biden’s inauguration and Gordon leads Biden’s Health and Human Services transition team.
It’s clear that Governor Whitmer and Director Gordon are either unable or unwilling to put forth and oversee an effective vaccine distribution plan. The fact that they are underreporting the number of vaccines sitting on shelves that are meant for nursing home residents is a complete failure. Director Gordon should resign from the Biden transition team immediately to focus on distributing the vaccine to Michigan’s most vulnerable. – Tori Sachs, executive director of Michigan Rising Action
According to data from the state of Michigan, individuals over the age of 80 are the most likely to suffer illness and death from COVID-19. The data also shows that as of Jan. 4, 2021, long-term care facilities are still the leading locations for outbreaks.