Hear Al Franken, Laurie Garrett, and Andy Slavitt discuss the approaching rollout of a vaccine for the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus. How is the White House interfering with public health policy-making and science? Then hear updates on the FDA meeting slated for Oct. 22nd.

Part of this episode is from the Al Franken Podcast of Sept. 13 2020: https://alfranken.com/listen/laurie-garrett-pulitzer-prize-winner-for-her-writing-on-pandemics-and-andy-slavitt-obamas-head-of-medicare-and-medicaid-on-the-most-likely-premature-introduction-of-a-coronavirus-vaccine

Here is the link to the online FDA meeting (10 am, Thurs, Oct. 22): https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee-october-22-2020-meeting-announcement

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