Published 04:09 IST, September 6th 2020
US Election 2020: Kamala Harris touts Trump's push for COVID-19 vaccine as re-election bid
The United States remains the worst-affected nation by the COVID-19 pandemic as the country has recorded more than 6.2 million confirmed cases to date
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United States Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris said that she would t trust Donald Trump on any COVID-19 vaccine before upcoming vember poll concludes.
In an interview to CNN, Kamala Harris was asked if she would take a vaccine approved by Trump ministration before crucial vember election, to which she said that she would t trust Trump on any COVID-19 vaccine and alleged that he might interfere with official approval of a drug in order to secure bonus points for his re-election campaign.
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Trump h earlier anunced that United States citizens would get a COVID-19 vaccine by end of this year. re have been reports about Trump ministration exerting pressure on concerned authorities to launch a COVID-19 vaccine before election.
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As per reports, top White House officials are mounting pressure on authorities so as to bring pandemic death toll under control. COVID-19 pandemic has so far killed more than 1,88,000 US citizens, far more than 9/11, Iraq, and Vietnam war casualties combined, as per reports.
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What does FDA says?
Meanwhile, Food and Drug ministration (FDA), US ncy responsible for safe pass of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, said that y would t allow any drug to be authorised for use without it being proven safe and effective. However, same ncy h earlier revoked emergency use authorisation (EUA) order to allow use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that was repeatedly promoted by Trump himself as a possible COVID-19 treatment despite evidence suggesting orwise.
United States remains worst-affected nation by COVID-19 pandemic as country has recorded more than 6.2 million confirmed cases to date, which is approximately 23 percent of global tally. virus, that has spre outwards from China and is raging havoc across world, was downplayed by Donald Trump in March as something that will vanish with time.
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(Im Credit: AP)
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04:09 IST, September 6th 2020