Since defeating Trump, Mr. Biden has devoted most of his public remarks to encouraging Americans to wear masks and embrace social distancing measures. Mr. Trump seemed to acknowledge Mr. Biden ’s victory for the first time on Sunday before walking back the remark and repeating false claims of widespread voter fraud. Mr. Trump is also blocking Mr. Biden ’s team from being briefed on efforts to control the pandemic and distribute prospective vaccines. "We now have the possibility ... of a vaccine starting perhaps in December or January,” Mr. Biden ’s chief of staff, Ron Klain, said Sunday. Mr. Biden and Harris were speaking at a particularly tricky time for economic policy.

Source: The Hindu November 17, 2020 00:00 UTC