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by aaronbrethorst 2143 days ago
A vaccine approved by the FDA on November 2 - not a chance

A vaccine approved on November 4 - sure, I’d trust it.

Trump’s down by a huge margin in polls. If the election was held today, he’d lose. If he thinks he can help himself win by forcing approval of a vaccine, then he’ll do it. A vaccine approved after the election has zero electoral upside for him.

There is virtually no chance that the U.S. will have a proven vaccine by Election Day, several top vaccine experts told POLITICO...But while the Trump administration has insisted that it won’t cut corners on safety — a vow the vaccine developers have taken as well — it’s left the door open to short-circuiting the process before those trials are complete

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/22/trump-october-vacci...