However, he said, the president was correct in saying that We could have as many as a hundred million doses by the end of this year. That is correct.
I think everybody is right, Admiral Giroir said.
Mr. Trump has often promised that the United States would produce a vaccine before Election Day on Nov. 3. But his optimism and projections for widespread availability have been roundly disputed. At the White House on Friday at a news conference, Mr. Trump said that once a vaccine is authorized, distribution will begin within 24 hours after notice.
He added: We will have manufactured at least 100 million vaccine doses before the end of the year. And likely much more than that. Hundreds of millions of doses will be available every month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April.
That translates to delivering vaccines to an estimated 330 million Americans by spring.
Those pronouncements have fueled public wariness over a rushed vaccine, evident in recent polls showing an eroding confidence in a coronavirus vaccine. In a new ABC News/Ipsos poll, fewer than one in 10 Americans had a great deal of confidence in the presidents ability to confirm vaccine effectiveness; 18 percent reported only a good amount of confidence.
And in an apparent response to calls for transparency that could address those concerns, several vaccine makers publicly released traditionally secret protocols in the last week. Those efforts also are aimed at quelling scientists fears that the accelerated timetables under discussion could lead to a vaccine that is either unsafe, doesnt work or isnt fully vetted.read more
U.S. Health Officials Tiptoe Around Trump’s Vaccine Timetable
