But Biden does stress the importance of masks for the foreseeable future.

Joe Biden said that the end of the battle against COVID-19 is still months away.

 

 

 

 

Wilmington: 

US President-elect Joe Biden Monday said it is a cause for "hope" the news that a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective -- but warned of a long battle still ahead.

"I congratulate the brilliant women and men who helped produce this breakthrough and to give us such cause for hope," Biden said in a statement, adding that he received advance notice of the announcement on Sunday night.

"At the same time, it is also important to understand that the end of the battle against COVID-19 is still months away," he added -- stressing the continued importance of mask-wearing for the foreseeable future.