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Pushed to rush, FDA head says feds will get vaccine 'right'

by Jonathan Lemire & Jill Colvin
| December 1, 2020 1:09 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the agency responsible for authorizing COVID-19 vaccines said Tuesday that it would take the time needed to “get this right,” despite increasing pressure from President Donald Trump to speed up the process.

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