Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield on Wednesday stood by his timeline for a potential COVID-19 vaccine, despite criticism from President Donald Trump who said the top public health official was mistaken when he said a vaccine would not be available to all Americans immediately
Redfield and other officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, have said that while"Operation Warp Speed" is facilitating the production of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials, it will likely until next year for those doses to be distributed and available to the majority of Americans.
“When I was alluding to late second quarter, early third quarter [2021], I was alluding to how long I felt it would take to get those 700 million doses into the American public and complete the vaccine process,” he told the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing on Wednesday.
NEW THIS MORNING: @JNJNews announced the launch of Phase 3 of its human trial #COVID19 vaccine candidate. Globally, 9 vaccines have now started late stage Phase III trials, including 4 in the U.S. that are expected to be available domestically if authorized by @US_FDA. pic.twitter.com/rj2Dbpxtyv Redfield pushed back against criticism of CDC scientists from people who have compared them to the"deep state," calling the comments offensive and saying career officials are dedicated to protecting Americans' health.
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