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Chinese protester He Fangmei, whose daughter grew sick from defective vaccines, has not been seen since her October 9 arrest for splashing ink on a government building in protest, prompting concerns for her safety from human rights activists who fear she may have been “disappeared” by the state, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports.

The Communist Party of Cuba announced on Tuesday that it had registered the second of two vaccine candidates against the Chinese coronavirus, which would begin its first round of trials “soon” — Havana promised results on the vaccine studies by January 2021.

The share of Americans who say they are likely to get the first generation of a potential coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is available is dropping as prominent Democrats suggest it may not be effective, a STAT/Harris poll revealed this week.

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters Monday that he would not automatically distribute a vaccine for the coronavirus even if it is approved by the FDA.

Indonesia President Joko Widodo warned Monday against any rushed rollout of coronavirus vaccines, cautioning whether they were halal and therefore considered permissible for Muslims to use.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced Wednesday that his socialist regime has chosen volunteers to participate in clinical trials for the Russian coronavirus vaccine candidate Sputnik V, according to Russian outlet Tass.

An overlooked study published recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that cloth face coverings or masks are mostly ineffective in preventing the spread of the Chinese coronavirus as promoted by public health officials.

Only 48 percent of Americans say they would get a vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus, “the lowest point in Morning Consult polling,” according to a Morning Consult survey released Monday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), overcoming the White House’s initial opposition, released new safety guidelines Tuesday for drugmakers working for months on developing a Chinese virus vaccine. The move could prevent or delay introducing a potentially safe and effective final product before Election Day and beyond.

Americans are increasingly reluctant to get the first generation of a coronavirus vaccine as soon as it is available, according to an Axios-Ipsos poll.

President Donald Trump criticized former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), on Monday for publicly undermining a future coronavirus vaccine.

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison quickly reversed course Wednesday after announcing he would make a potential free coronavirus vaccine “mandatory,” saying instead it would be “encouraged.”

The director-general of the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, hit out Tuesday at what he calls “vaccine nationalism” and outlined those he believes should be vaccinated first against the coronavirus.

President Vladimir Putin claimed on Tuesday that he approved Russia’s experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine and the nation was readying mass distribution, alleging that his daughter was one of the test subjects and is feeling well since taking it.

Vice President Mike Pence detailed the administration’s role in developing a vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus, an undertaking it began in February, saying on Tuesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily that he believes the country will have a vaccine “before the end of this year.”

Operation Warp Speed is aiming to deliver 300 million doses of a safe and effective vaccine for coronavirus by January 2021.

LONDON (AP) – British researchers testing an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus are moving into advanced studies and aim to immunize more than 10,000 people to determine if the shot works.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that more than one-third of America would be less likely to get any vaccine that President Donald Trump endorsed.

Physicians said on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday that the real threat is not a virus but the lack of access to health care.

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping promised the world free Chinese coronavirus vaccines, paid for by Beijing, during Monday’s World Health Assembly session. Xi made this vow after years of scandals at home fueled by the corrupt and incompetent manufacturing of much simpler vaccines for diseases such as polio.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there might never be a vaccine for Covid-19 despite the huge global effort to develop one.

A study shows that the number of children getting routine vaccines for infectious diseases has dramatically declined in wake of coronavirus.

Foreign states are mounting “utterly reprehensible” cyber-attacks against British universities researching the coronavirus, according to security sources. 

Republicans urged the White House to maintain regulations on use of aborted fetal tissue for vaccine research and on drug-induced abortions.

TEL AVIV – Israeli scientists said they are “days away” from obtaining the active component of a coronavirus vaccine that could lead to human testing as early as June 1. “We are in the final stages and within a few

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, citing Iranian government officials, revealed on Tuesday a plan by four different Iranian companies to create “herbal” treatments to contain the Chinese coronavirus outbreak.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates wrote that the Covid-19 coronavirus is beginning to behave a lot like “the once-in-a-century pathogen we’ve been worried about.” His comments came in a February 28 editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The U.S. federal government and drugmaker Moderna are fast-tracking effforts to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus.

TEL AVIV – In a bid to curb the coronavirus outbreak, Israel’s health ministry on Monday said anyone returning from a trip to China must self-impose a 14-day quarantine. Employers would also be penalized if they attempted to force people to come back to work during that time. 

Drug and diagnosis companies are working on ways to prevent and treat coronavirus, but the process will take months, according to a report.