Worried about a rushed coronavirus vaccine? This news might confirm your fear

• The CDC has quietly informed officials in all 50 states as well as in a handful of large cities to be prepared to distribute a coronavirus vaccine as soon as late October or early November.
• There's still no guarantee a vaccine will arrive by that time, but this news is likely to fuel speculation that a vaccine is being rushed to help President Trump's re-election chances.
• The CDC's coronavirus vaccine recommendations suggest prioritizing high-risk groups and health care workers.

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In a piece I wrote back in July, I tried to guess which news events might turn into this year's "October surprise" and shift the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. And the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may have just added something else to the list of possibilities.

According to a new report from The New York Times, documents the CDC sent out last week have alerted public health officials in all 50 states to be prepared to start distributing a coronavirus vaccine as soon as early November or possibly even late October. The stipulation is that the planning by the states should focus on how to deliver a vaccine to high-risk groups and front-line health care workers right away.

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