Trump sets goal of hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses by Jan. but scientists doubt it

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Trump sets goal of hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses by January, but scientists doubt it



Some warn it’s dangerous to set a timetable, given the scientific unknowns and the danger of rushing testing.

President Trump formally unveiled an initiative Friday afternoon aimed at making hundreds of millions of doses of a coronavirus vaccine broadly available by year’s end — a goal that many scientists say is unrealistic and could even backfire by shortchanging safety and undermining faith in vaccines more broadly.

The Rose Garden news conference added to a week of confusing and contradictory remarks about the prospects and timeline for a vaccine, which is seen as the key to returning to normal life. A day earlier, a former top U.S. vaccine official testified before Congress that he was doubtful about the 12-to-18-month time frame frequently touted as a goal. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases testified Tuesday that 12 to 18 months was possible but there was no guarantee a vaccine would work at all.

But Trump and other officials projected certainty Friday that an effective vaccine would be widely available by year’s end from among 14 promising candidates that had been winnowed from a field of more than 100. The chief scientist of the new initiative, pharmaceutical industry veteran Moncef Slaoui, even teased that he had seen early clinical data from an unspecified vaccine trial that gave him hope.

“This data made me feel even more confident that we will be able to deliver a few hundred million doses of vaccine by the end of 2020,” said Slaoui, who was chosen in a selection process that heavily involved Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx, according to two administration officials.

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[Historic NY]

1. His goal are worthless at this point, were still waiting on the tests.

His goal are worthless at this point, were still waiting on the tests.Remember he promised all kinds of tests millions, how is that working. nothing he says or does is believable at this point,

[NoRoadUntravelled]

2. So much winning. Remember when he said that anyone who wants to can be tested?

[cayugafalls]

3. This is merely a ruse to gain votes...he has no intention of delivering.

If he doesn't deliver he will just blame Slaoui, dump has no emotional connection and will throw him under the bus easily.

[rampartc]

4. the vaccine does not have to work, or even be delivered

as long as the promise is for after the election.

[rickford66]

5. The check's in the mail

[bullimiami]

6. Dumbass. You need one dose first. One that works.

[C_U_L8R]

7. What vaccine?

It does not exist.

[Solly Mack]

8. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot. Idiot.

Just another one of his feel-good lies. They feel good to him. If it feels good to him, he then declares it true.

He'll later claim he was simply trying to be positive.

He has pulled this before during the pandemic.

POS lying idiot.

[KewlKat]

9. What about the Oxford vaccine...they are projecting a vaccine by September

Will they share?

[Demovictory9]

10. not a good view of the top of trumps head

[duforsure]

11. This is trumps normal pattern

Lie telling people something he knows is a lie, coning people into believing him for their vote , then offer up either an unsafe vaccine he and his buddy's are invested in to profit from it, or he'll offer up more excuses or just claim he never said it. trumps done this in business for decades, promise , get something in return , then not do what he claimed would happen, and excuse it away. trumps a serial liar and a corrupt career con man. People again will see this over and over again, like his claims of proof on Obama's being born outside the USA , he would have a better lower costing health care plan, and when he claimed he wouldn't touch Medicaid , Medicare, and SS, then did cut them, and he lied all along to get what he wanted , their votes.That's what he's doing with this vaccine now, claiming something he knows is a lie. Unless he forces one out without proper testing of it, but most will not trust taking it coming from trump. He wanted to consider bleach , and caused some to die from the untested and unproven drugs he pushed and killed people from it. And now he wants people to trust and believe him now? lol, I don't.