Pharma Expert Available: Would Biden Force Americans To Purchase A COVID-19 Vaccine From China?

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 10:35 p.m.

Would Biden Force Americans To Purchase A COVID-19 Vaccine From China? Biden demands Trump let coronavirus vaccine process happen 'free of political pressure' Trump says U.S. may have coronavirus vaccine ‘far in advance’ of end of the year Available for Response: Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr. from Men's Health Network PRESCRIPTION DRUG EXPERT: Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr., Pharm.D. is Senior Science Adviser to the Men's Health Network and a Past-Chair/Chair-Emeritus of the American Public Health Association and former Alumni Association Board Member of Columbia University School of Public Health. Former Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that President Donald Trump must allow the coronavirus vaccine development process to play out "free of political pressure" and called on the president to adhere to three rules as scientists rush to develop one. -NBCNEWS President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. may have a coronavirus vaccine available to the public ahead of the administration’s goal of the end of the year or early 2021. “We’re balancing speed and safety and we’re on pace to have a vaccine available this year, maybe far in advance of the end of the year,” Trump said during a White House press briefing. “And we’re mass-producing the most promising candidates in advance so that we’re ready upon approval. We have our military lined up, it’s logistics, it’s all about logistics.”-CNBC BIO: Spanning a 40+ year career as a practicing clinical pharmacist, he is an advocate for better health services and resources to enhance the health of boys and men. He has held faculty appointments at both Columbia University and Belmont University and has authored over seventy peer reviewed and general media articles in healthcare and health policy. WEBSITE: www.menshealthnetwork.org ABOUT: Men's Health Network (MHN) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health awareness and disease prevention messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation. FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/menshealthnetwork TWITTER: @MensHlthNetwork