President Trump today twice contradicted his own CDC director — on mask-wearing and vaccine distribution — saying Robert Redfield misspoke when he was testifying under oath before a congressional committee earlier in the day
President Donald Trump on Wednesday twice contradicted his own CDC director — on mask-wearing and vaccine distribution — saying the country’s top public health official misspoke when he was testifying under oath before a congressional committee earlier in the day.than a coronavirus vaccine at keeping the pandemic at bay. "If I don’t get an immune response [from a Covid-19] vaccine it’s not going to protect me. This face mask will,” he said.
“It’s just incorrect information,” Trump said. "When he said it, I believe he was confused. ... It's going to be a much faster distribution process." Redfield just hours earlier told the Senate Appropriations Committee it will take about six to nine months to get the American public vaccinated from the date a vaccine is approved.
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