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groundloop

(11,520 posts)
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 06:36 PM Sep 2020

Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccines: 'he was confused'

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Wednesday at least 100 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine could be distributed in by the end of 2020, contradicting a top government health official Trump dismissed as confused.

Hours earlier, Robert Redfield, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said a COVID-19 vaccine could be broadly rolled out by the middle of next year or a little later.

“No I think he made a mistake when he said that,” Trump said, telling reporters he called Redfield. “That’s incorrect information. “I believe he was confused. I think he just misunderstood the question, probably.”

<snip>

A vaccine could be ready as soon as this November or December, Redfield said, adding that limited first doses could go to those who were most vulnerable. But “in order to have enough of us immunized to have immunity, I think it’s going to take six to nine months,” he added.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-vaccine/trump-contradicts-cdc-director-on-vaccines-he-was-confused-idUSKBN2673IR

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Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccines: 'he was confused' (Original Post) groundloop Sep 2020 OP
If you want "safe and effective" that takes a bit longer rurallib Sep 2020 #1
Offer It To Those Who Vote For Him..... COL Mustard Sep 2020 #6
Require it for those who vote for him! reACTIONary Sep 2020 #8
To them, the virus is a hoax. SergeStorms Sep 2020 #13
Fuck you Drumpf you delusional, moronic, Nazi! n/t rzemanfl Sep 2020 #2
Talking through his ass again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 #3
Well, of course the Dotard know more about it than the director of the CDC. raccoon Sep 2020 #4
smell the loser's desperation TeamPooka Sep 2020 #5
That's our Stable Genius! Grokenstein Sep 2020 #7
Trumpers will volunteer because they have a herd mentality. Marcuse Sep 2020 #9
Someone's confused, area51 Sep 2020 #10
I remember when Redfield stood samplegirl Sep 2020 #15
Trump calling any other living thing "confused".. AZ8theist Sep 2020 #11
I know it will never happen... Hong Kong Cavalier Sep 2020 #12
No vaccine will be trustworthy until Trump is out. BlueWavePsych Sep 2020 #14

rurallib

(62,432 posts)
1. If you want "safe and effective" that takes a bit longer
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 06:42 PM
Sep 2020

but we can put 100 million shots of bleach up in no time.

I doubt we could get 100 million fools to take a vaccine on Trump's say so alone.

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
13. To them, the virus is a hoax.
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 09:18 AM
Sep 2020

No need to be vaccinated. You'd be infringing on their "freedumbs" if you called on them to do anything beyond buying more ammunition, and Alex Jones survival perineum wipes.

Grokenstein

(5,727 posts)
7. That's our Stable Genius!
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 07:30 PM
Sep 2020

It's everyone else who is confused, who misunderstands, who is treacherous, who is deceitful and two-faced and incompetent, who is dumber than a bag of farts! Not him! Never him, your favoritest presidentialist!

area51

(11,915 posts)
10. Someone's confused,
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 10:33 PM
Sep 2020

but it's not Dr. Redfield.

#DementiaDonnie

#LameDuckTrump

#TrumpVirus

#TrumpFail

samplegirl

(11,488 posts)
15. I remember when Redfield stood
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 04:11 AM
Sep 2020

right with trump at one point! I think Redfield is running scared. Especially since the doctored guidelines to Smithfield meat.
I think he knows he’s in over his head as well.

AZ8theist

(5,477 posts)
11. Trump calling any other living thing "confused"..
Wed Sep 16, 2020, 11:10 PM
Sep 2020

is fucking laughable.
My dog has more intelligence than the TRAITOR.

Hong Kong Cavalier

(4,573 posts)
12. I know it will never happen...
Thu Sep 17, 2020, 01:20 AM
Sep 2020

I would give anything for just one of these people to stand up to him and just say flat out in a hearing or an interview that he is an idiot. I know it'll probably cost them their career but one person saying he's a f****** moron to his face live on TV would be so delicious just for the explosion that would go on inside his head.

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