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Trump threatens FDA to OK COVID-19 Vaccine

The White House ramped up political pressure on the FDA to authorize Pfizer's vaccine.

Aired 12/11/2020

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Trump threatens FDA to OK COVID-19 Vaccine

Clip: 12/11/2020 | 3m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

The White House ramped up political pressure on the FDA to authorize Pfizer's vaccine.

The White House ramped up political pressure on the FDA to authorize emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine by Friday night. As states across the nation eagerly awaited an initial tranche of doses. NJ's slated to get 76K by sometime next week. But will the political pressure impact people's confidence in the vaccine?

Aired 12/11/2020

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