With tens of millions of Americans tuned in to Tuesday’s presidential debate, the race for a COVID-19 vaccine took center stage in a big way. President Donald Trump said we’re “weeks away” from a working shot, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden said he doesn’t trust the president on the subject.
Trump’s optimistic prediction—and Biden’s rejoinders—come just over a month before the election and at a time when surveys show the public is wary of a quick-to-market coronavirus shot. Experts have urged the Trump administration and vaccine players to put science over speed.
