Between the US and China, the race to create an effective vaccine against the #coronavirus has become a political game. Being first to put out a vaccine could boost US President Donald Trump’s re-election bid. He launched Operation Warp Speed, a private-public partnership to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine development, which has pointedly excluded any Chinese vaccine developer. While Trump has been accused by Germany of trying to monopolise access to a vaccine, China’s President Xi Jinping has promised to make the first vaccine available to the world - a move that could boost China’s standing as the world’s most powerful country over the US. But will this US-China rivalry hamper efforts to find a solution to the pandemic? WATCH the full episode: #Insight The Search For A 'Silver Bullet' Vaccine: https://youtu.be/v8R_z_5q8Js ABOUT INSIGHT: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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