New York will conduct extra review of any Trump-approved coronavirus vaccine, Cuomo says

New York will conduct its own review of a coronavirus vaccine even if the Food and Drug Administration approves one, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced, citing the Trump administration’s politicisation of the vaccine review process and federal messaging on Covid-19.

“Frankly, I’m not going to trust the federal government’s opinion, and I wouldn’t recommend to New Yorkers, based on the federal government’s opinion,” Mr Cuomo said at a news conference on Thursday.

The Democratic governor will summon a panel of doctors, scientists and public health experts to review the trial data on an FDA-approved vaccine’s safety and effectiveness, he said.

Mr Cuomo is ordering the secondary review so he can “look at the camera and… say to New Yorkers that it’s safe to take.”