Thread by @KatherineEban

Breaking: my @VanityFair special report is now live, a deep dive into "Operation Warp Speed on steroids," the Biden Administration's lurching effort to vaccinate the world. vanityfair.com/news/2021/09/h… /1

With roiling conflict between @WHCOVIDResponse and health agencies, an official says delays led "tens of millions" of people overseas to go unvaccinated. An Administration official calls the critics "ankle biters."
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As MDs and states pushed to donate surplus doses overseas, U.S. vaccines are getting wasted. An internal @COVID19 report update pegs vaccine "wastage" at 34 million doses. /3

Despite desperate vaccine shortages and death, India turned down an offered USG donation of 7 million @moderna_tx doses, rather than agree to indemnify the company. Argentina had to pass legislation to accept doses. /4

.@WhiteHouse has touted purchase of 500 million @pfizer doses for donation. But Pfizer initially offered USG 1 billion doses, an offer that lapsed, I learned. /5

Today #COVAX announced that it had to downgrade its projected doses on hand for this year, by 500 million. Critics say @WhiteHouse vaccine donation plan is "wildly insufficient." But WH officials say the US has donated more doses than any country in the world. /5