“The COVID-19 vaccine “went out for distribution” in Nebraska “days before the FDA even said they were going to approve it.”
Lee Merritt
Medical Doctor. in an interview. Claim dated 16 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Health department officials from Nebraska and the federal government said no COVID-19 vaccine doses went out before FDA approval.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Lee Merritt (Medical Doctor) made this claim around 16 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2021, 24 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/3mPIomjWwd4?t=1327
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