If China develops a vaccine will Trump let us have it?
Steve M.
After reporting on Trump's political interference in the distribution of research money among people looking at vaccines, Steve goes on.
It's conceivable that China might withhold the vaccine from Americans in return for major concessions on trade or territory.
But I'm more worried about the opposite possibility: that Mad King Trump will be reelected and will tell us all that we can't trust "the Wuhan vaccine" and he's going to put conditions on allowing access to U.S. markets.
As I've said several times, I already assume that he and de facto chief of staff Jared Kushner will make a shambles of the vaccine rollout, preventing any transparency about how the process is working while providing special favors to their friends.
But would Trump block a Chinese vaccine altogether, at least temporarily, even as people continue to die from COVID-19?
I think it's quite possible.
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