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Donald Trump has called the coronavirus vaccine trials, which have been found to be 90% effective, “great news,” but still refuses to budge to Joe Biden on the election.
The outgoing president of the United States did not refer to Mr bidenThe victory in his last post on Twitter, instead of focusing on the vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Phase 3 trials with more than 40,000 participants from six countries showed that 90% were protected virus within 28 days after injection.
Mr trump Tweeted: “BIG STOCK MARKET, VACCINE COMING SOON. REPORT 90% EFFECTIVE. What GREAT NEWS!”
Ironically, global stock markets had not only hit record highs in response to the vaccine news, but also expectations that global trade ties will improve under Biden’s presidency.
Biden welcomed the news about the trials, but cautioned that widespread vaccination is still months away.
He urged Americans to continue wearing masks and maintain social distancing.
In a statement, he said: “Today’s announcement promises the opportunity to change that next year, but the tasks before us now remain the same.”
President-elect Biden and his team have been working on his transition before he moves into the White House in January.
Mr. Biden has been putting together a coronavirus task force to deal with the pandemic that has killed more than 237,000 Americans.
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President-elect Joe Biden points to his crowd of supporters in Wilmington, Delaware
The expert panel includes Rick Bright, a prominent whistleblower and scientist who says he was removed from office in the Trump administration for raising concerns about the challenges the United States faces in addressing. COVID-19.
It comes as Trump refuses to acknowledge his electoral defeat and continues to make allegations of voter fraud for which he has not presented evidence.
