New York Post

You make us sick, Gov

- By POST EDITORIAL BOARD

He doubted the vaccine. He threatened to sue the federal government over its dispersal. He railed that he didn’t trust President Trump.

Yet there was Gov. Cuomo, preening for the media as Queens critical-care nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first person in the United States to get the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine. As usual, Andrew had to make it all about himself.

Not mentioned are his comments early in the fall: “Frankly, I’m not going to trust the federal government’s opinion. New York state will have its own review.”

He made a show of appointing a review board. And then? Well, that board was barely mentioned again, and gave the most cursory rubber-stamp approval. Guess Cuomo decided the careful work of the FDA and the CDC wasn’t really suspect. The governor got his press conference, he got his sound bite, let’s move on.

Then Cuomo threatened to sue the federal government over distributi­on of the vaccine, claiming he didn’t have enough money — even though the feds left him an untouched $7.5 million fund. The vaccine was cleared for use Friday, shipped on Sunday, distribute­d to health-care workers Monday. Doesn’t seem like it’s been the disaster the governor claimed.

Cuomo wrote a self-aggrandizi­ng book about his supposed great leadership during the pandemic. Since then, cases have spiked, lockdowns have increased.

He bungled not only the closing and reopening of schools (pretending it was his decision and then second-guessing Mayor de Blasio’s every move instead) but the opening and closing of indoor dining (shutting down restaurant­s, but only in New York City, even though his own data didn’t show a problem).

The vaccine is a triumph of private enterprise and the federal government, and we can’t have that if you’re Andrew Cuomo. No, best to throw mud, gripe and then, when things look like they’re going well anyway, make sure you’re there on camera as if it were your idea all along.

Get off our TVs, Governor, and get out of the way.

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