COVID vaccine debate: Cuomo says he "doesn't trust federal government's opinion"

Governor Andrew Cuomo challenged the federal government's future review of a COVID vaccine.

MANY OF US AREDOING WHAT WE CANTO KEEP CASENUMBERS DOWN.AT THE SAME TIME --RESEARCHERS ARERACING TO MAKEVACCINE AVAILABLEAS QUICKLY ASPOSSIBLE.BUT NOT EVERYONEAGREES ON HOWLONG IT COULD TAKEFOR THAT TOHAPPEN.TONIGHT NIKKIDEMENTRI TAKES ANIN-DEPTH LOOK ATTHE DIFFERINGVIEWS ON WHEN AVACCINE MIGHT BEREADY."I CERTAINLY WOULDTAKE THAT VACCINE."TWO OF AMERICA'STOP HEALTH EXPERTSTOLD CONGRESSTHIS WEEK THEY'LLGET THE COVID-19VACCINE WHEN IT'SAPPROVED"I WOULD HAVE NOHESITANCY TORECOMMEND TO MYFAMILY."PRESIDENT DONALDTRUMP SAYS AVACCINE COULDCOME AHEAD OF THEELECTION.BUT THE F-D-A SAYSRESTRICTIONS WON'TBE DUMBED DOWN TOREACH A TIMELINE."SCIENCE WILL GUIDEOUR DECISIONS.

FDAWILL NOT PERMIT ANYPRESSURE FROMANYONE."THE NEW YORK TIMESREPORTS THE C-D-C PUT STATES ONNOTICE TO GETREADY FOR AVACCINEDISTRIBUTION ASEARLY AS THE END OFOCTOBER.DOCUMENTSOBTAINED BY THETIMES ALSO DETAILEDWHO'S FIRST IN LINE."FRANKLY I'M NOTGOING TO TRUST THEFEDERALGOVERNMENTSOPINION."GOVERNOR CUOMOSAYS HE EXPECTNEW YORK WILL NEED40 MILLION DOSWHEN A VACCINE ISAPPROVEDBUT THE STATE WILLFIRST REQUIRESEVERAL TASKFORCES TO REVIEWTHE VACCINE ANDPLAN LOGISTICS."WE'RE GOING TO PUTTOGETHER A GROUPFOR THEM TO REVIEWTHE VACCINE SO ICAN LOOK AT THECAMERA AND I CANSAY TO NEWYORKERS THAT IT'SSAFE TO TAKE."CUOMO ANDMICHIGAN GOVERNORGRETCHEN WHITMERCALLED FOR ACONGRESSIONALOVERSIGHTINVESTIGATION INTOTHE TRUMPADMINISTRATION FORWHAT THEY SAY IS A"POLITICIZATION" OFTHE PANDEMIC."IT DOESN'T PASS THESMELL TEST.

IT CAN'TBE TRUE.""N: THERE'S SO MUCHINFORMATION OUTTHERE WHEN ITCOMES TO VACCINES.AS I'M SITTING HERETODAY WHAT SHOULDI BE PAYINGATTENTION TO?R: I THINK WHAT YOUSHOULD BE PAYINGATTENTION TO ISTHERE ARE MULTIPLEVACCINES ARE BEINGSTUDIED ANDHOPEFULLY ONE ORMULTIPLE OF THOSEVACCINES WILLPROVE TO BE SAFEAND AFROTATIOUS."UNIVERSITY ATBUFFALO'S DRTHOMAS RUSSO SAYSHE PREDICTS AVACCINE TO COMEOUT EARLY NEXTYEAR.AND ALSO WANTS TOREMIND EVERYONEIT WILL NOT BE ANOVERNIGHTPROCESS."I KNOW THERE'SLOTS OF TALK ABOUTTHIS ON ALL SIDES,BUT WE NEED TO LETTHE PROCESS PLAYOUT."AND UNTIL THERE'S AVACCINE DRRUSSO RECOMMENDSCONTINUING GOODHEALTH MEASURESAND ALSO SUGGESTSGETTING A FLUVACCINE.ND, 7EWN