CDC director suggests masks are 'more guaranteed to protect against Covid' than vaccine – live

Trump and Biden clash over national Covid mask mandate Trump disputes own admission he downplayed pandemicHurricane Sally: slow-moving storm hits Gulf coast Biden assembles army of attorneys for post-election fight‘Don’t take Black voters for granted’: Milwaukee leaders and activists warn DemocratsSign up for our First Thing newsletter 5.16pm BST Senior health officials appear to be offering conflicting timelines on when a coronavirus vaccine will be widely available to the American public.CDC director Robert Redfield just told senators that the vaccine would not be widely available until “late second quarter, third quarter 2021.” 5.00pm BST CDC Director Robert Redfield also told senators that he did not expect a coronavirus vaccine to be widely available to the American public until “late second quarter, third quarter 2021.”JUST IN: CDC Director Robert Redfield says at a Senate hearing he sees a #Covid19 vaccine being "generally available to the American public" in the "late second quarter, third quarter 2021" pic.twitter.com/8w2904TGhN Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/sep/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-coronavirus-covid-19-masks-hurricane-sally-west-coast-wildfires-us-politics-live #us_news #world_news #donald_trump #joe_biden #us_politics #us_elections_2020 #coronavirus_outbreak