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"Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, hinted that she would not take a Covid-19 vaccine if one were approved and distributed before the election.

“I would not trust Donald Trump,” she said in a CNN interview. “I will not take his word for it.”"

Tell me again why I should care what Kamala Harris opinion on the matter is? It must be her infinite knowledge and experience as a trained virologist...

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It sounds like her opinion is that she will defer to trained virologists.

Her opinion seems to echo that of 82% of Democrats and 72% of Republicans, who express concern that the timeline for the vaccine may be influenced by political concerns rather than healthcare best practices.

Given the the messaging from the current administration, those concerns are entirely reasonable.

Okay, and that's fine, but why her? Why not quote some virologist or someone who isn't.. oh I don't know, currently running as vice president in the upcoming election? At best the author is making the same mistake being talked about in the article by accident. At worst they are quoting her because they support her bid in the upcoming election. Either way it's politically biased.

> Okay, and that's fine, but why her?

> [...] currently running as vice president in the upcoming election?

You're almost all the way there to answering your own question.

Your serious? Her being a politician should EXCLUDE her opinion on the mater as completely irrelevant... she is not an expert and therefore her opinion is as relevant as Trump's = irrelevant!!! Wake up!

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