FDA leader stops short of Trump promises on vaccine timing
Despite President Donald Trump's claims Saturday that a COVID-19"solution" would likely be available"long before the end of the year," a member of the White House coronavirus task force refused Sunday to offer a timeline for the final development of a vaccine.
NEW: FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn stops short of backing Pres. Trump's timeline suggesting a COVID-19 vaccine could be available “long before the end of the year," telling @MarthaRaddatz,"I can't predict when a vaccine will be available." https://t.co/ZE8g5QL7d2 pic.twitter.com/FnvLjnGNPk "We are unleashing our nation's scientific brilliance and we'll likely have a therapeutic and/or vaccine solution long before the end of the year," Trump said, after earlier touting the nation's testing efforts and claiming, without evidence, that"99%" of coronavirus cases"are totally harmless."
"We have more than 129,000 dead and more than 2.8 million cases, how many cases would you say are harmless?" Raddatz asked.
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