The COVID-19 vaccine got political this week. Here’s a look at the facts.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/19/when-will-the-covid-19-vaccine-be-ready/
President Donald Trump says we are on track to start delivering and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine sometime in October. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield says the vaccine won’t be widely available until the second or third quarter of next year.
Who’s right? Scientists side with Redfield. But the dispute comes at a time of growing worry about whether political pressure from the White House could influence regulators — and erode public confidence in vaccines.
The COVID-19 vaccine got political this week. Here’s a look at the facts.
Sep 21, 2020, 12:49pm UTC
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/19/when-will-the-covid-19-vaccine-be-ready/
> President Donald Trump says we are on track to start delivering and distributing a COVID-19 vaccine sometime in October. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield says the vaccine won’t be widely available until the second or third quarter of next year.
> Who’s right? Scientists side with Redfield. But the dispute comes at a time of growing worry about whether political pressure from the White House could influence regulators — and erode public confidence in vaccines.