
<p class="has-drop-cap">Chinese officials say they’ll have a <a href="https://occupygh.com/category/coronavirus">Coronavirus</a> (COVID-19) vaccine ready next month for emergencies and clinical trials.</p>



<p>Eight institutes in the country are working on five approaches to inoculations to combat COVID-19, according to the South China Morning Post. The contagious illness has sickened more than 118,000 people and killed at least 4,200 worldwide, mostly in mainland China, as of Tuesday afternoon.</p>



<p>“According to our estimates, we are hopeful that in April some of the vaccines will enter clinical research or be of use in emergency situations,” Zheng Zhongwei, director of the National Health Commission’s Science and Technology Development Center, said Friday.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://occupygh.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/reu_vaccine.jpg" alt="Coronavirus Vaccine" class="wp-image-45742"/><figcaption>Medical personnel in protective suits prepare traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for patients of the novel coronavirus with an intelligent dispensing equipment at a pharmacy of Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 2, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS &#8211; THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT. &#8211; RC2OBF9XSLRE</figcaption></figure>



<p>While it would take at least 12 to 18 months to ensure the vaccines are safe for the general public, under Chinese law, they can be deployed earlier for urgent use in a major public health emergency, as long as the benefits outweigh the risks.</p>



<p>Zheng waved off concerns about the safety of the vaccines, saying they were being developed in accordance with “scientific and standardized technical requirements,” The Australian reported.</p>



<p>In the US, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company Moderna Inc. shipped its vaccine to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for testing late last month. Initial results could be released by July or August.</p>




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Chinese Health Officials Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready By April
Chinese Health Officials Says Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready By April
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