United States (US) Senator Rick Scott has accused China of obstructing Western efforts to develop an effective vaccine against the coronavirus. The statement rekindled the war of words between the US and China over the coronavirus. Senator Rick Scott said the evidence from “our intelligence” confirms this. However, he did not elaborate on the evidence. China, meanwhile, released a document defending its anti-virus measures, saying it had begun briefing the US on coronavirus on January 4. The death toll from coronavirus on Sunday has topped 400,000. COVID-19: Worldwide death toll is on the rise Figures released by Johns Hopkins University show that the number of confirmed coronavirus victims worldwide now stands at about 7 million. Republican Senator Rick Scott, who was elected from the US state of Florida, has made new allegations against China. “We have to hurry up and prepare the vaccine. Unfortunately, we have some evidence that China is happy to undermine and slow down our efforts to develop vaccines,” he said. EU to use $2.7 billion fund to buy COVID-19 vaccines “China does not want us (the United States), or the United Kingdom (UK) or Europe, to take advantage of them,” he said. China is determined to oppose … Continue reading Is China hindering the coronavirus vaccine development?