The statement, which has not yet been finalised, is meant to reassure the public that the companies will not seek a premature approval of vaccines under political pressure from the Trump administration. The companies’ joint statement was planned for early next week, but it may be released before then after its existence was made public Friday by The Wall Street Journal. Public health experts have applauded the companies’ rapid development of a vaccine, and early results have been promising. In tweets and public comments, Trump has explicitly tied his reelection fortunes to a vaccine. Trump campaign advisers have privately called a preelection vaccine “the holy grail.”On Friday, Trump said one would “probably” be ready in October.

Source: bd News24 September 05, 2020 06:56 UTC