President Donald Trump again raised hope – and concern – about swift U.S. approval for a coronavirus vaccine, saying at a city hall event hosted by ABC News that the vaccine could be ready within four weeks.
“The previous administration would have taken maybe years to have a vaccine, due to the FDA and all the approvals,” Trump said. “We’re in weeks to get it. You know, it could be three weeks, four weeks.”
He offered the timeline after a man who identified himself as a conservative diabetic told Trump that he was satisfied with the president’s response to the pandemic until about May 1. The man said he felt he had to dodge people who refuse to wear masks or socially distance himself and accused Trump of leaving people like him “vulnerable.”
Public health officials have raised concerns that the White House is pressuring the FDA to approve a vaccine before the Nov. 3 election, and drug companies developing vaccines have jointly said they would not introduce a vaccine until its safety and efficacy have been thoroughly examined. .
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