Kushner told Pfizer CEO 'he repped the US gov, which could "take measures" to enforce its will"
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says he had a "heated" debate with Jared Kushner over COVID-19 vaccine supplies.
Bourla told Kushner that the US would have to wait its turn to get an additional 100 million doses.
Kushner disagreed, telling Bourla he represented the US government, which could "take measures" to enforce its will.
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"Jared was asking for a very aggressive delivery plan to the US for the additional 100 million doses. He wanted it all in the second quarter of 2021," wrote Bourla. "To do that, we would have had to take supplies from Canada, Japan, and Latin American countries, all of which had placed their orders earlier than the US and were expecting the vaccine in the second quarter."
Bourla said that the "debate" between himself and Kushner became "heated" when he refused. The Pfizer CEO said he "reminded Jared" it was made clear to Moncef Slaoui, the chief adviser of the Trump team's COVID-19 vaccine plan Operation Warp Speed, that Pfizer would not take doses from other countries to give them to the US.
However, Bourla wrote that "Jared didn't budge."
"In his mind, America was coming first no matter what. In my mind, fairness had to come first," Bourla wrote. "He reminded me that he represented the government, and they could 'take measures' to enforce their will."
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Otherwise it doesn't make sense. 
