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Meanwhile, on CBS Evening News, anchor Norah O’Donnell expanded The Times report from being just about the Pfizer vaccine to all COVID vaccine candidates. “Because there are some reports out there that the White House could have purchased more doses of vaccine but didn't,” she lied as she teed up anti-Trump White House correspondent Paula Reid.
“That is right, Norah,” Reid declared, reinforcing the lie. “The New York Times is reporting that over the summer Pfizer offered the Trump administration additional doses of the vaccine but the government declined. And now, reportedly, Pfizer cannot provide those to the U.S. because they've already been allocated to other countries.”
Interestingly, while the Trump administration was likely in talks with Pfizer over the summer, CBS was busy bashing President Trump for stockpiling glass vials for the vaccine. They complained that Trump was keeping them from the rest of the world.
For ABC’s part, World News Tonight anchor David Muir described acknowledging those 600 million does as “downplaying” concerns. “The Trump administration responding tonight and this evening, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services downplaying the news, saying they have five other vaccine candidates. But this could bring real questions,” he scoffed.
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