Donald Trump

A COVID-19 vaccine will be developed and available by the end of 2020.

“And I think we're going to be successful in doing it, and hopefully by the end of the year.”

Said on

15 May 2020 · Rose Garden remarks on Operation Warp Speed vaccine development

Source

Donald Trump Speech Transcript on Vaccine Development for Coronavirus · Rev

Should come true

2020

How sure they sounded

I think; hopefully

Categories

Health

Importance

4 of 5 · Timing of a vaccine for a global pandemic.

Outcome

Unresolvable

The dated part of the claim was framed as a hope ("hopefully by the end of the year"), so under the hedge rule it is scored unresolvable, consistent with other "hope" statements. For the record, the FDA issued its first COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization on December 11, 2020.

Evidence:

• https://ascopost.com/issues/december-25-2020/fda-issues-emergency-use-authorization-for-first-covid-19-vaccine/