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bucolic_frolic

(55,644 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 03:15 PM Apr 2020

Trump says he's 'in charge' of 'fast track' work to produce a coronavirus vaccine [View all]

Source: CNBC

“I’m not overpromising,” he added. “Whatever the maximum is, whatever you can humanly do, we’re going to do.”

When asked by a reporter who is in charge of the vaccine operation, Trump said, “honestly, I am.”

“I’m really in charge of it,” he said. “I think probably more than anything I’m in charge.”

Hopes to get a vaccine to market are high, but scientists want expectations to be low for how quickly it can happen. Developing, testing and reviewing any potential vaccine is a long, complex and expensive endeavor that could take months or even years. U.S. health officials have repeatedly said it would take at least 12 to 18 months to produce a usable vaccine against the virus.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-trump-says-he-is-in-charge-of-work-to-produce-a-vaccine.html?__source=sharebar|twitter&par=sharebar



Doesn't that give you confidence? Sounds like a Frankenstein vaccine.
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Thank you President Pinesol. kairos12 Apr 2020 #1
It's Commodore Clorox onethatcares Apr 2020 #6
Borax Boris. kairos12 Apr 2020 #8
Disinfectant Donnie onethatcares Apr 2020 #10
Donald Urinal Cake "John" Trump kairos12 Apr 2020 #11
Der Failure ArizonaLib Apr 2020 #16
you mean "Comrade Chlorox"? MissMillie Apr 2020 #12
thanx, and remember onethatcares Apr 2020 #14
Someone needs to invent it first, genius. C_U_L8R Apr 2020 #2
doing his best Al Haig impersonation? MissMillie Apr 2020 #3
"I think probably more than anything I'm in charge" unblock Apr 2020 #4
"I think probably more than anything..." yonder Apr 2020 #22
and the last thing any president should ever wonder about unblock Apr 2020 #23
"I'm really in charge of it," he said. "I think probably more than anything I'm in charge." onethatcares Apr 2020 #5
He's in charge? evilhime Apr 2020 #7
I wonder if it is going to be called turbinetree Apr 2020 #9
We're doomed. n/t TygrBright Apr 2020 #13
And if anything goes wrong with the vaccine, it will be everybody's fault but his. tanyev Apr 2020 #15
On Monday November 2nd he will announce HE discovered the vaccine Submariner Apr 2020 #17
Take the credit but pass the buck! Grokenstein Apr 2020 #18
Well so much for getting a vaccine Kaiserguy Apr 2020 #19
That's because he's Corgigal Apr 2020 #20
Hope not everything he touches dies Marthe48 Apr 2020 #21
What can possibly go wrong? russ1943 Apr 2020 #24
Trump, you jumped-up POS, you aren't in charge of a goddamned thing. You can barely Nay Apr 2020 #25
If he were really in charge of it, it would come to nothing muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 #26
Seriously, I wouldn't trust Trump to give me an over the counter bottle of Advil. Initech Apr 2020 #27
Hey Idiotrump.. you were in Charge of calling the CV a "democrat hoax" Cha Apr 2020 #28
Trump is in charge of it? packman Apr 2020 #29
Cue creepy voice. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #30
Where did Trump get his medical degree? LeftishBrit Apr 2020 #31
He's not a doctor, but has a good whatever. Marcuse Apr 2020 #32
when a vaccine is discovered, he'll claim credit.. of course Demovictory9 May 2020 #33
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