In the Media: Covid-19 Vaccine Q&A, Invoking the 25th Amendment
Hastings Center research scholar Michael Gusmano will discuss Covid-19 vaccine development, safety effectiveness, and distribution in a live Q&A with the Highlands Current on Wednesday, October 14, at 7 pm Eastern time. To watch, register here.
President Donald Trump’s hospitalization with Covid-19 last week raised questions about if and when to invoke the 25th Amendment and transfer power to the vice president. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Hastings Center board member and fellow Joseph Fins, who is a physician, argued that blood oxygen level should guide the decision because low oxygen reduces mental capacity. A level below 90 percent should trigger transfer of power. “This would allow the president to make this decision while he is still able to do so and avoid any question of presidential succession, as happened during the Reagan assassination attempt,” Fins wrote. Read the Washington Post op-ed.
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