China Second Wave Fuels Vaccines Rush, Year-End Launch Possible?

Health, Political Pressures In Play

15 Jun 2020

After two months of zero confirmed domestic coronavirus cases in Beijing, a new cluster of 50 fuels fears of a second wave and prompts authorities to speed up readiness through a first vaccine launch.

Doctor, nurse, scientist hand in blue gloves holding flu, measles, coronavirus, covid-19 vaccine disease preparing for child, baby, adult, man and woman vaccination shot, medicine and drug concept. — CHINA AIMS FOR FIRST COVID-19 VACCINE BY YEAR-END • Source: Shutterstock

It’s been 56 days since Beijing reported a domestic (rather than imported) coronavirus infection. But just when people were getting used to a new normal, a cluster of new cases has shocked China's capital city.

Over the weekend, Beijing health authority reported a group of infections centered on the Xinfadi seafood and vegetable market in...