New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said he was “not that confident” in the FDA’s process for reviewing and approving potential COVID-19 vaccines. “I think it’s going to be a very skeptical American public about taking the vaccine, and they should be,” he said.

Other Democrats have echoed Cuomo’s concerns. That kind of rhetoric is irresponsible. By sowing distrust in potential coronavirus vaccines as part of an effort to score political points against President Trump, they risk prolonging the pandemic and putting more lives at risk.