AsiaXi Jinping vowed last month at the World Health Assembly, the WHO’s governing body, that vaccines China’s develops will become a “global public good”China will strengthen international cooperation in future Covid-19 clinical vaccine trials, building on earlier collaboration in vaccine development, the science and technology minister said on Sunday. SEE ALSO: Glaring inequalities in our education system exposedBut vaccine development is very difficult and takes time, he said, when asked how China would initially prioritise shots by country when a vaccine is found. “The rigour of vaccine development has been compared by some scientists to a dance involving precise steps and rehearsals,” Wang said. SEE ALSO: China to strengthen global cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine trialsIn the white paper, the Chinese government said the medical cost of all the coronavirus patients in China totalled 1.35 billion yuan ($191 million) as of the end of May. President Xi last month pledged $2 billion in financial support over the next two years to help deal with COVID-19, especially to help developing countries.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2020 06:56 UTC