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November 19, 2020

Biden Says Trump's Refusal to Concede Could Set Back Vaccine Rollout by Months
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President-elect Biden said the Trump administration's refusal to
acknowledge the outcome of the election was preventing his transition
team from accessing critical data about the U.S. outbreak and could slow
the distribution of vaccines in 2021.

President-elect Joe Biden: "There's a whole lot of things that are just
- we just don't have available to us, which unless is made available
soon, we're going to be behind, by weeks or months, being able to put
together the whole initiative."

In Washington, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said
Wednesday he won't work with President-elect Biden's transition team
until the administrator of the General Services Administration, Emily
Murphy, determines Biden won the election.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar: "When GSA makes a determination, we will ensure
complete cooperative, professional transitions and planning."



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