US Leading Scientist Excludes Developing Vaccine against Coronavirus Soon

A US senior scientist has warned that governments should not count on developing of a successful COVID-19 vaccine soon when they make decisions about easing pandemic restrictions.

Dr. William Hesselettin, a prominent researcher in cancer, AIDS and human genetics, , said that the best way to deal with the disease now is to control it through careful tracking of infection and following strict isolation measures to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.

Hesselettin notes that vaccines previously manufactured for other types of the corona viruses have failed to protect the mucous membranes in the nose where the virus enters the human body.

Hesselettin emphasized the possibility of controlling the Coronavirus by identifying the methods of the infection. This approach may be successful even without an effective treatment or vaccine. The authorities across the world must work to find the infected people and isolated them.

The well-known scientist emphasized that people should use masks, wash hands, clean surfaces, and maintain social spacing, saying that China and some other Asian countries have successfully followed this strategy while the United States and others have not done their "compulsory isolation" of those who have been exposed to the virus.

On the other hand, the representative of the World Health Organization in China, Godin Gallia, has announced that the Chinese authorities constantly reject the requests made by the World Health Organization to participate in the investigation of the emergence of the Coronavirus.

"We know that a (Chinese) national investigation has already been opened, but at this stage we have not been invited to participate."

The representative pointed out that the World Health Organization is very interested in knowing how and the circumstances of the emergence of the virus to prevent a new epidemic, stressing that the Chinese authorities did not allow the WHO to access the documents of the virus testers in Wuhan - Coronavirus Spread Center.

On his part, US President Donald Trump announced that he had seen evidence proving that the new Coronavirus came from an institute in Wuhan, considering that the spread of the pandemic is due to China's failure to stop it or its will to do so.

Trump and his Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo have repeatedly criticized China over the virus, saying that Beijing was late in reporting to the international community the real threat posed by COVID-19.