Trump Accuses FDA Of Playing Politics With COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines

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President Trump addresses reporters during a Wednesday news conference.





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The timing of a vaccine has been an issue of contention between the president and health experts.

Trump has directly contradicted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield on an estimate for widespread release of a vaccine, saying that such distribution of a vaccine would happen before the end of the year. Trump has also said that «every American will have access to a vaccine by April.



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Redfield has testified to Congress that a vaccine would likely not be widely available until next spring or summer.

Multiple potential vaccines are undergoing testing. Top health officials vowed in a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday that a COVID-19 vaccine would not be approved until it met «vigorous expectations for safety and effectiveness.