Gov. Whitmer speaks on President Bidenโs visit to Michiganโs Pfizer facility
PORTAGE, Mich. โ Friday was a big day for Michigan as President Joe Biden toured the Pfizer manufacturing facility in Portage. Biden witnessed firsthand the 1,300-acre manufacturing site with about 350 ultra-cold freezers holding millions of COVID vaccine doses getting boxed and sent out the door. READ: Biden outlines plan to ramp up US vaccine rollout while at Michigan Pfizer facilityAdโTo highlight Portage, Michigan, where Pfizer vaccines are rolling, now weโve been the epicenter of hope,โ Whitmer said. โEvery Michigander who wants a vaccine will get a vaccine,โ she said. Trump pulled the U.S. out of the WHO, but Biden moved quickly after his inauguration last month to rejoin and confirmed that the U.S. would contribute to COVAX.