U.S. states told be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1

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U.S. states told be ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine by Nov. 1
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The Trump administration has urged U.S. states to get ready to distribute a potential COVID-19 vaccine by November 1 -- two days before the presidential election.

Dallas-based wholesaler McKesson Corp. has a deal with the federal government and will be requesting permits to set up distribution centers when a vaccine becomes available.

The CDC provided states with documents giving details of a vaccine rollout plan, adding that they would either be approved as licensed vaccines or under emergency use authorization. Three Western drug makers are progressing with their Phase 3 clinical trials, involving tens of thousands of participants.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration however has raised the possibility that a vaccine might be given emergency approval before the end of trials. In March, the FDA gave emergency authorization for the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 after Trump repeatedly praised its use; the authorization had to be withdrawn in June after serious side effects emerged.More recently, Hahn delivered a far too optimistic appraisal, during a news conference with Trump, of the effectiveness of convalescent plasma against the virus."This means mass vaccination nationwide could start in 59 days. FIFTY-NINE DAYS.

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