US, European leaders weigh reopening risks without a vaccine On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe are weighing the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to developNEW YORK -- On a weekend when many pandemic-weary people emerged from weeks of lockdown, leaders in the U.S. and Europe weighed the risks and rewards of lifting COVID-19 restrictions knowing that a vaccine could take years to develop. In separate stark warnings, two major European leaders bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to adapt to living with the coronavirus and cannot wait to be saved by a vaccine. With 36 million newly unemployed in the U.S. alone, economic pressures are building even as authorities acknowledge that reopening risks setting off new waves of infections and deaths. But he suggested that a full recovery won’t likely be possible before the arrival of a vaccine. Testing, testing, testing,” he said.

Source: ABC News May 17, 2020 04:38 UTC