Morning news brief: Covishield sues volunteer, Bolsonaro alleges US election voter fraud and more
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Lending support to the outgoing US President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro alleged voter fraud in the recently held US elections. The allegations were made to support his argument against the electronic voting system that will be used in the 2022 Brazilian presidential elections. Meanwhile, in the US, the President-elect Joe Biden and the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris appointed the first all-female communications team in the history of White House. The duo has also nominated Indian-American Neera Tanden as budget chief.
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Bolsonaro made allegations simply to support his argument against the electronic voting system that will be used in the 2022 Brazilian presidential elections.
The women will start working in the office after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are sworn in for their positions on January 20.
Terming vaccine trial participant's claims as "malicious and misconceived in nature" the Pune-based pharma giant claimed that "there is absolutely no correlation with the vaccine trial and the medical condition of the volunteer".
If confirmed by the United States Senate, Tanden (50) would be the first woman of color to head the influential Office of Management and Budget at the White House.