Trump's October vaccine plan

[edhopper]

Last week in October announce a vaccine.
When the FDA and CDC claim it's not ready, proclaim that Deep Health Care are trying to keep the cure from the people and are working to help defeat him.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. No doubt he thinks an executive order will get an untested vaccine out there

[edhopper]

2. Better for him

if he can just claim they are keeping it from the people.
Even an untested one would require some kind of work to distribute it.

[Doreen]

3. I have an idea. He should make his base feel special

and make it so only they get the vaccine. I think his base should be the lab rats. So, a few might die. It's called collateral damage. What's a few patriotic deaths of some of the GOP"s faithful base?

[kurtcagle]

4. Trump's running out of logistics

By 21 October, 35-45% of the country will have likely already voted. Even if a vaccine was approved tomorrow, production would barely have just begun by then, and every single candidate vaccine that's currently in trials is facing problems with significant refrigeration issues, so distribution is going to be a big expensive problem, made worse of course because the post office is now experiencing significant delays in processing mail. Refrigerator trucks are, like everything else, a limited resource, and most are usually already fully booked at least three months in advance.

He can announce anything he likes, but I just can't see his science-phobic anti-vaxxer base jumping up and down to be the first ones to volunteer to take a rushed, potentially botched vaccine. Trump may not publicly acknowledge it, but as far as a vaccine October surprise, it's not going to happen (ask Gerald Ford about this one).

[Thekaspervote]

5. Really good points! Also recent polling showed 59% of Americans would not take a vaccine

Produced by this government

[edhopper]

6. It's vaporware

there doesn't have to be a vaccine for him to announce there is one.
He just has to peal off a few low-info voters, like the Comey announcement did in 2016.