Pope Francis said on Wednesday no one should seek economic or political gain from the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine developers should not see ...
Pope Francis greets people as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Sep 9, 2020. VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis said on Wednesday no one should seek economic or political gain from the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine developers should not see it merely as a profit-making endeavour.
"Some are taking advantage of the situation to foment divisions, to create economic or political advantages, to start or intensify conflict," he said, without specifying. Biden has charged that Trump is politicising the issue to help his re-election and has called for any vaccine to be produced and distributed following established scientific standards without outside political interference.
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