White House: no one pressuring FDA to approve coronavirus vaccine

Reuters

Published Sep 03, 2020 01:38PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday there is no political pressure on the U.S. drugs regulator to quickly approve a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus disease, after drugmakers and the Centers for Disease Control suggested one could be ready just ahead of the November presidential election.