The chief executives of nine companies developing vaccines against COVID-19 have pledged to 'uphold the integrity of the scientific process', amid mounting pressure.
Both hydroxychloroquine, whose authorisation was later revoked over safety fears, and blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, were touted by Mr Trump.
Stephen Hahn, the head of the FDA, has also guaranteed that only science will decide when a vaccine is ready. Among the companies, Moderna and Pfizer are in the most advanced stages of their trials, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to have distribution networks ready by 1 November.Why Donald Trump is unlikely to deliver a safe coronavirus vaccine before the November election
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