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Trump Hasn’t Corrupted Vaccine Science Yet
Protections against premature release or politically motivated breakthrough announcements are holding up so far.
What if the other guy closed his mouth, too.
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North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham said during a debate Tuesday night that he would be “hesitant” to take a coronavirus vaccine if it’s rolled out in the next few months.
“I’m going to ask a lot of questions,” he said. “I think that’s incumbent on all of us right now with the way we’ve seen politics intervening in Washington.” Cunningham cleaned up his remarks after the debate, saying, “If public health professionals sign off, then I will not hesitate.” He said he’d encourage others to do the same.