nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Contradicting the CDC, Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Ready By End of Year||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The president directly contradicted the CDC director Robert Redfield’s timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine, saying Redfield’s prediction of mid-2021 for widespread distribution was “a mistake.”