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Donald Trump promises Covid-19 vaccine by end of this year, or sooner

Business Standard | 29/08/2020 10:44 AM | Click to read full article

US President Donald Trump vowed to "crush" Covid-19 with a vaccine by the end of the year, as he accepted the Republican nomination for a second term. The President said that the country has roped in deft scientists to develop the vaccines for coronavirus under 'Operation Warp Speed'.

He also said the US has conducted the highest number of Covid-19 tests, 40 million, much more than any other country with India being the second largest.

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