U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage at an ABC News town hall event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/ Kevin Lamarque
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away, despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials about that accelerated timeline.
Trump, speaking at a town hall hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, defended his handling of the coronavirus crisis, and said a vaccine could be ready for distribution before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 3.
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