Trump Rebuts Doctors, Says Vaccine to Be Given Widely in October

  • Fauci, CDC chief earlier said distribution would be in 2021
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Trump: Vaccine to Be Given Widely as Early as October
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A coronavirus vaccine could be distributed widely to the public as early as October, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, contradicting statements by some of his top health officials that ranged from the end of March to the end of 2021.

“What we’ve done with the streamlining” has “been incredible,” Trump said during a news conference.