NIH Asssures Lawmakers Future COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Safe

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told
Congress Wednesday that no safety standards will be compromised as
the government evaluates the three COVID-19 vaccines that have
advanced to Phase 3 clinical trials. His remarks came a day after a
group of pharmaceutical companies made a similar safety pledge and
after Astra-Zeneca halted its vaccine study when a participant
became seriously ill. The reassurances follow recent statements by
President Trump that a vaccine would be available before Election
Day, a claim that health experts widely dispute. We'll talk about
the status of COVID-19 vaccine research.