The Biden administration focused on increasing the amount of contact between federal officials and governors, which only led to federal support and guidance being more accessible.

But we must say, even today, things could be better. There could still be room for greater transparency and collaboration between the state and local leaders. And it’s not just our opinion!

There is a group of governors led by Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York and Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, that sent a letter to President Biden, asking for more transparency and cleared data in the matter of vaccine supplies. As they said, these improvements would prevent overlap between where state and federal officials will send their doses.