Harris says Biden administration ‘didn’t see’ Delta or Omicron coming

“The vice president’s comments referred to the exact kind of mutation,” the adviser told CNN. “The administration knew mutations were possible, it’s the reason we ordered extra tests, extra gear and extra PPE. It is the reason the President, vice president and our entire administration warned early and often that the best way to get on the other side of the pandemic is to get vaccinated. We were and continue to be prepared.”

But Harris’ comments — as reported — fly in the face of an administration who has gone to great lengths to project competence and make clear to the American people that they are on top of the virus.

The vice president identified vaccine misinformation as a “singular regret,” the Times reported. Harris said she underestimated the role misinformation would play in extending the pandemic, according to the Times.

“I would take that more seriously,” she said of the misinformation. “The biggest threat still to the American people is the threat to the unvaccinated. And most people who believe in the efficacy of the vaccine and the seriousness of the virus have been vaccinated. That troubles me deeply.”