Unable to install on Mac - Catalina 10.15.1

[richokelly]

OSX refuses to install vscode post download, instead informs the user that:

“Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.
This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information.
Safari downloaded this file today at HH:mm from az764295.vo.msecnd.net.

[vscodebot]

(Experimental duplicate detection)
Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Cannot install VS code on Mac Catalina (#82809)
• “Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#84649)
• “Visual Studio Code 3” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#85071)
• Unable to open the application (version 1.40 of VSC) on Mac OS 10.15.1 (#85503)
• “Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#84979)

[richokelly]

Closing as a duplicate of:

Cannot install VS code on Mac Catalina (#82809)
“Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#84649)
“Visual Studio Code 3” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#85071)
Unable to open the application (version 1.40 of VSC) on Mac OS 10.15.1 (#85503)
“Visual Studio Code” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. (#84979)