Last Updated on: 25th April 2020, 10:36 am
The first covid 19 vaccine will be available in september for a possible second wave, says China’s chief health officer.
Dr. Gao Fu, a leading virologist and head of the China Center for Disease Control, predicted that the fall vaccination could be ready for the “emergency”.
It occurs when scientists around the world try to develop a vaccine against Covid-19 that has killed nearly 200,000 people worldwide.
Vaccine development often takes years, but researchers are trying to reach the goal within a few months.
However Dr. Gao Fu was confident that China could rule out the cure before the end of 2020.
However, he admitted that it would only be an “emergency vaccine” with a wider vaccine available early next year.
Talking with CGTN Dr. Gao said: “It always takes time to develop a specific vaccine or medication.“
He added that safety of the general population should be a priority when developing the vaccine.
The scientist knew that the vaccination could be carried out early if another large-scale outbreak occurred.
Dr. Gao Fu added that the vaccine can primarily be given to healthcare workers if it has been successfully tested.
China claims to have two Covid-19 vaccine ready for clinical trials and a third that is still under development.
Many scientists believe that a vaccine is unlikely to be widely available by mid-2021.
In the meantime, British scientists are starting human tests on their own vaccine, the first of its kind in Europe.
More than 800 people were recruited to study the vaccine developed by Oxford University.
However, the British will not have first access to vaccines developed by UK taxpayer-funded universities, thanks to an agreement announced by Foreign Minister Dominic Raab with the World Health Organization (WHO) Telegraph.
This week was Dr. Gao Fu forced to deny the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus this week as pressure on China continues.
China is under international pressure to open up in the first few weeks of the outbreak and whether the virus could have been contained before it became a pandemic.
The chief physician insisted that “never, never” publicly denied that the coronavirus could be transmitted between people during an interview with state media.
The WHO has also been criticized for dealing with the virus. The United States withdrew funds and accused them of being “focused on China.”
Health Minister Matt Hancock said he allegedly wanted to make sure the British had access to the vaccine first when it was developed in the UK.
Mr. Hancock said yesterday: “The advantage of being the first country to develop a successful vaccine is so great that I throw everything away.“
However, the agreement with the WHO means that Britain must share its results and work with 20 other countries, including France, Germany and Italy.
The American pharmaceutical company Inovio Pharmaceuticals, the research institution of the University of Pennsylvania, has also started its own human study.
It occurs when the number of covid 19 infections worldwide rises to 3 million and the United States remains the most affected nation in the world.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, came under fire after proposing to inject disinfectants into the victims to cure coronavirus.
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