Trump reportedly wants to bypass health regulations to approve an experimental coronavirus vaccine before the election

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• Trump reportedly wants to bypass health regulations in order to approve a coronavirus vaccine before the election.
• He wants to give the Oxford University / Astrazeneca vaccine "emergency use authorization," allowing it to be rolled out in the US without meeting full regulatory requirements, according to The Financial Times.
• A spokesperson for the US health and human services department said suggestions that the US Food and Drug Administration would fast-track the vaccine being developed in the UK were "absolutely false."
• Trump on Saturday accused the FDA of trying to delay a vaccine until after the election on November 3.
• The UK government insists it will gain first access to Oxford's vaccine if it is approved.
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President Trump reportedly wants to fast-track approval of an experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed in the UK so it can be used in the US before the presidential election.

In a bid to secure a coronavirus vaccine before polling day on Tuesday, November 3, Trump wants the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant "emergency use authorization" to the vaccine being developed by Oxford University in the weeks leading up to the election, even if it has not yet passed full regulatory approval, The Financial Times reports.

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