US says unlikely to use China, Russia COVID-19 vaccine as race heats up

READ: Fauci urges caution on China and Russia COVID-19 vaccines As countries across Western Europe announced new lockdowns and reported historic economic slumps, the UN health body said the pandemic was a ࢀœonce-in-a-centuryࢀ crisis and its fallout would be felt for decades. Several Chinese companies are at the forefront of the race to develop an immunity to the disease and Russia has set a target date of September to roll out its own vaccine. Advertisement Advertisement But US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said it was unlikely his country would use any vaccine developed in either country, where regulatory systems…