Concern greets US pre-election COVID-19 vaccine
A plan to roll out a vaccine to several groups in the US just days before the election has sparked concern.
The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has told health officials in all 50 states to be ready to distribute a vaccine by November 1st.
Three documents, sent out on 27 August, set out detailed scenarios for distributing two unidentified vaccine candidates,
Priority for the vaccine would be given to health care professionals, the over-65s and communities known to be at greater risk of infection. The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, had indicated that a vaccine might be made available before trials were completed if the results were overwhelmingly positive, but other scientists fear politics is driving the announcement.
