Ministers should review the use of a widely used anti-flu medication, scientists have said after new research has questioned the efficacy of the drug. The Government may have wasted hundreds of millions on stockpiling Tamiflu, the report added.
A leading virologist has defended the Tamiflu drug, saying there is "good evidence" that it works in flu pandemics.
Professor Wendy Barclay of Imperial College told Health Science and Medical Editor Lawrence McGinty the public would be "outraged" if there were a pandemic and no stockpile of anti-viral drugs such as Tamiflu was available.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.