China needs to show world Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective

Beijing already faces a trust deficit in the eyes of many countries and, in the rush to illustrate its scientific and diplomatic prowess, treatments must meet international standards Beijing already faces a trust deficit in the eyes of many countries and, in the rush to illustrate its scientific and diplomatic prowess, treatments must meet international standards Vaccines usually take a decade or more to develop, so a top Chinese scientistࢀ™s announcement that several to immunise against Covid-19 will go into mass production in China in a matter of months is jaw-dropping. The global economic and social disruption caused by the…