{"id":75093,"date":"2020-05-19T11:06:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T03:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=75093"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T03:14:44","slug":"covid-19-china-vows-to-make-coronavirus-vaccine-a-global-public-good-once-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=75093","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: China vows to make coronavirus vaccine a \u2018global public good\u2019 once ready"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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GENEVA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China would make any coronavirus
vaccine it developed a \u201cglobal public good\u201d once it was put into use,
President Xi Jinping told the ongoing World Health Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China has five potential vaccines in clinical trials as countries
race to find a way to stop the pathogen that has killed over 315,000
people worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech, Xi said: \u201cAfter the research and development of
China\u2019s coronavirus vaccine is completed and it is put into use, it
will be made a global public good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This move would be China\u2019s contribution to achieving accessibility
and affordability of a vaccine in developing countries as well, Xi
said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More vaccine candidates are in the pipeline and awaiting approval
for human trials, said Zeng Yixin, deputy director of the National
Health Commission, last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts say it will take at least 12 to 18 months to develop an
effective vaccine, or an even longer period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi also told the assembly\u2019s first-ever virtual gathering that China
will provide $2 billion in global COVID-19 aid over two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

China supports a \u201ccomprehensive evaluation\u201d of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic after it \u201chas been brought under control\u201d, Xi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi told the virtual meeting via video that China has \u201calways had an
open, transparent and responsible attitude\u201d, and had shared
information on the virus in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The assembly, held online for the first time in its history, is set
to discuss a resolution tabled by the European Union that calls for an
\u201cimpartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation\u201d of the
international response to the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech, Xi said that the inquiry into the global response
should \u201csum up experiences and improve shortcomings\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governments including the US and Australia have also called in
recent weeks for an investigation into the origins of the virus, which
has become a flashpoint in deteriorating tensions between Washington
and Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
have accused China of a lack of transparency over the issue, and
repeatedly pushed the theory that the virus emerged from a Wuhan
maximum-security laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most scientists believe the virus originated in animals before it
was passed on to humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China has strenuously denied accusations of a cover up, insisting it
has always shared information with the WHO and other countries in a
timely manner. — NNN-AGENCIES
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