Pres Trump on CDC Dir Redfield saying COVID-19 vaccine will not be widely available for 6-9 months
“No, I think he made a mistake when he said that. That's just incorrect information...it could be announced in October or a little after October."
Pushed later by @kaitlancollins, Pres Trump says he didn't tell Redfield he made a mistake on vaccine timeline but...
"I got the impression he didn't realize he said what he might have said...I didn't see what he said but if that's what he said, he made a mistake."
@kaitlancollins ** Correcting the 2nd quote from Pres Trump on CDC Redfield/vaccine timeline**
"I got the impression that he didn't realize he said what he might have said. I didn't see him say it. But if that's what he said, it's a mistake."
NEW: statement from @CDCDirector Dr Redfield (h/t @AnneKFlaherty)
“I 100% believe in the importance of vaccines and the importance in particular of a COVID-19 vaccine. A COVID-19 vaccine is the thing that will get Americans back to normal everyday life...” (Continued) (1/2)
MORE from @CDCDirector Dr Redfield:
“The best defense we currently have against this virus are the important mitigation efforts of wearing a mask, washing your hands, social distancing and being careful about crowds.” (2/2) h/t @AnneKFlaherty
And statement from spox for @CDCDirector Dr Redfield on what he said at today’s hearing re vaccine timeline
(h/t @AnneKFlaherty)
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