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SD Senator Mike Rounds & the Debate Over Vaccine Timing

SD Senator Mike Rounds & the Debate Over Vaccine Timing

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CDC Director Dr Robert Redfield told a Congressional Committee this week that a COVID-19 vaccine would be generally available about the middle of next year.
President Trump said Redfield was confused, and that the vaccine would be available this year.

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says all the information they have had indicated the vaccine would be ready this year….

Rounds says he can’t explain the difference in timine…

Rounds says the logistics and the distribution needed to quickly get the vaccine out are being put in place……

At least three vaccine candidates are moving into phase three testing.

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