Trump Asks Pharmaceutical Companies to Accelerate Coronavirus Vaccine Development

President Donald Trump and President of the Republic of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez address the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 2, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Monday asked pharmaceutical companies to accelerate development of vaccines for the new coronavirus.

Trump, speaking in Washington, will meet with executives from the companies later on Monday at the White House along with members of his Coronavirus Task Force.