Trump calls Biden's coronavirus plan a 'surrender,' vows vaccine this year

President Trump on Thursday vowed a “safe and effective vaccine” by the end of the year to combat the novel coronavirus, while slamming Joe Biden's plan to address the pandemic as a "surrender to the virus." During his formal nomination acceptance speech from the South Lawn at the White House on the final night of the Republican National Convention, the president touted his administration’s efforts in response to the global pandemic.

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“We will have a safe and effective vaccine this year,” Trump said. “And together, we will crush the virus.”