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The projected winner of the U.S. elections Joe Biden has hailed the promising development of a COVID-19 vaccine but urged Americans to continue adhering to the laid down health protocols in efforts to keep the virus at bay.
Biden acknowledging that the latest development is a "cause for hope", said the battle against COVID-19 may still last for months.
"Today's news does not change this urgent reality. Americans will have to rely on masking, distancing, contact tracing, hand washing, and other measures to keep themselves safe well into next year. Today's news is great news, but it doesn’t change that fact," he said.
The U.S. is the hardest-hit country by the COVID-19 pandemic, having registered more than 9.98 million infections and over 237,000 deaths.
Biden in his statement noted that an approval for the drug by late November would still leave the U.S. with "many more months before there is widespread vaccination in this country."
