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Biden pledges free Covid vaccine for 'everyone' in US if elected

Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden pumps his fist as he leaves The Queen theater after delivering remarks on Covid-19 on October 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.

Photo credit: Angela Weiss | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • President Donald Trump, who trails Biden in the polls, has also stressed that a vaccine -- which he says will be ready in the coming weeks -- should be free.
  • Biden said that if elected he would "immediately" put in place a national strategy "to finally get ahead of this virus, and get back our lives."

Washington,

Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that if elected president he would mandate coronavirus vaccines be free for all Americans, part of a national strategy to "get ahead of this virus."

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