U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday criticized the Trump administration's efforts related to the presidential transition and the handoff of the country's vaccine distribution plan, saying "We weren't given a lot of information.
And some of the information we had turned out not to be accurate in terms of vaccine supplies."
Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took a virtual tour on Monday (February 8) of Arizona's only 24/7 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals.
It has been running non-stop since January 12 and has administered more than 100,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
"When we started to try to figure out what we were going to do, when we came into office - because there wasn't much of a transition.
We didn't have - we weren't given a lot of information.
And some of the information we had turned out not to be accurate in terms of vaccine supplies and - and we met virtually with all the governors.
And the governors basically said 'Just send us the vaccine.
We'll take care of it.'
And the fact is I think they and everyone else vastly underestimated the logistical needs that go with having the vaccine, assuming you have enough vaccine," said Biden.