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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This was bad policy by the USA. The Chinese vaccines weren't as good (lower efficacy) than others available, but they were much better than nothing. Where there was no availability of better vaccines, this discouraged people from getting any protection. People died because of this stupid program.

The military program started under former President Donald Trump and continued months into Joe Biden’s presidency, Reuters found – even after alarmed social media executives warned the new administration that the Pentagon had been trafficking in COVID misinformation. The Biden White House issued an edict in spring 2021 banning the anti-vax effort, which also disparaged vaccines produced by other rivals, and the Pentagon initiated an internal review, Reuters found.

Why is there zero surprise this was done by the Trump administration and undone by Biden?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

continued months into Joe Biden’s presidency, Reuters found – even after alarmed social media executives warned the new administration that the Pentagon had been trafficking in COVID misinformation.

Did continue it for a year during the peak of covid.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I would have liked it to end sooner, but there was a lot to undo that first year.