Trump and Biden clash over coronavirus vaccine
US president accuses Democratic rival Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris of ‘antivaccine rhetoric’
07 September 2020 - 22:42
New York — President Donald Trump hinted on Monday that the US could approve a coronavirus vaccine in October, ahead of the November election, as Democratic rival Joe Biden demanded transparency from the government as it studies the vaccine.
“This could’ve taken two or three years, and instead it’s going to be done in a very short period of time,” Trump said during a news conference in which he criticised Biden for his scepticism that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is operating free of political pressure...
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