What did Donald Trump predict about the pandemic in September 2020?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
We've manufactured all of the necessary supplies so that as soon as the FDA approves the vaccine -- and, as you know, we're very close to that -- we'll be able to distribute at least 100 million vaccine doses by the end of 2020
14.8 million doses by Dec. 31, 2020
The FDA authorized two vaccines in December 2020, but by December 31 the U.S. had distributed about 14.8 million doses, not 100 million, and about 3.7 million had been given.
CDC's vaccination data record 14,785,550 doses distributed and 3,738,130 administered in the U.S. as of December 31, 2020 (CDC, COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States, Jurisdiction).
Prediction vs. outcome · Pandemic
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