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Pfizer today said it won't apply for an emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine until late November, all but guaranteeing that the FDA won't be asked to consider approval until after the election.

Axios Re:Cap goes deeper with Moncef Slaoui, the White House's top scientific advisor to Operation Warp Speed, the public-private partnership created to get a coronavirus vaccine deployed and developed. 

Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui on the new vaccine timeline

Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui on when we should expect a vaccine, and why it won't be by election day.

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