Biden's COVID response coordinator slammed over comments about unvaccinated people

by ALEC SCHEMMEL | The National Desk

Mon, December 20th 2021, 7:38 PM UTC

Jeff Zients, White House COVID Coordinator, listens as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. speaks to reporters during a news conference, Friday, March 19, 2021, in New York. Schumer and Zients announce the ramping up of vaccines supplies and delivery in new federal sites and millions of community health centers in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FILE - A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is seen during a vaccination clinic at the Norristown Public Health Center in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Moderna said Monday, Dec. 20, 2021 that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FILE - In this April 13, 2021, file photo White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivering booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans who received the COVID-19 vaccines are facing new complications that could delay the availability for those who received the Moderna vaccine. Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting FDA commissioner, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, briefed Zients and other officials about the expected Moderna delay on Thursday, Sept. 2, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Jeff Zients, White House COVID Coordinator, listens as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. speaks to reporters during a news conference, Friday, March 19, 2021, in New York. Schumer and Zients announce the ramping up of vaccines supplies and delivery in new federal sites and millions of community health centers in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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