“You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.”
James Edming
Wisconsin state representative, R-Glen Flora. a speech. Claim dated 23 Mar 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Claim vaccines aren't safe conflicts with medical consensus, extensive testing and the reality that millions of Americans have safely been vaccinated.
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In short
James Edming (Wisconsin state representative, R-Glen Flora) made this claim around 23 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 March 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvsqtkdrzk
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