<p>Senator Kamala Harris branded the response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Donald Trump as the "greatest failure" of any US administration, as the debate between her and Vice President Mike Pence opened on Wednesday.</p>.<p>But Pence fired back by accusing Harris of undermining public confidence in a future coronavirus vaccine through her attacks on Trump's credibility.</p>.<p>"The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," Harris, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/kamala-harris-vs-mike-pence-live-updates-joe-biden-donald-trump-us-news-presidential-election-covid-19-debate-898875.html" target="_blank">For live updates on US Vice-Presidential debate, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The US death toll from the pandemic has exceeded 210,000, with over 7.5 million people infected, the highest reported totals in the world.</p>.<p>Pence slammed Harris for her statements questioning whether a vaccine released under Trump could be trusted due to the intense pressure on the president to tame the pandemic.</p>.<p>"The fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine, if the vaccine emerges during the Trump administration, I think is unconscionable," Pence said.</p>
<p>Senator Kamala Harris branded the response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Donald Trump as the "greatest failure" of any US administration, as the debate between her and Vice President Mike Pence opened on Wednesday.</p>.<p>But Pence fired back by accusing Harris of undermining public confidence in a future coronavirus vaccine through her attacks on Trump's credibility.</p>.<p>"The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country," Harris, running mate to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, said.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/kamala-harris-vs-mike-pence-live-updates-joe-biden-donald-trump-us-news-presidential-election-covid-19-debate-898875.html" target="_blank">For live updates on US Vice-Presidential debate, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The US death toll from the pandemic has exceeded 210,000, with over 7.5 million people infected, the highest reported totals in the world.</p>.<p>Pence slammed Harris for her statements questioning whether a vaccine released under Trump could be trusted due to the intense pressure on the president to tame the pandemic.</p>.<p>"The fact that you continue to undermine public confidence in a vaccine, if the vaccine emerges during the Trump administration, I think is unconscionable," Pence said.</p>