Why developing a vaccine for coronavirus is critical
A scientist at Cobra Biologics works on an initiaitve for a potential vaccine for COVID-19 in Keele, Britain, April 30, 2020.
One reliable path to economic recovery is getting a vaccine for the coronavirus. The World discusses the latest and explains the race to develop a vaccine. In Poland, the ruling conservative government was pushing for presidential elections this Sunday by mail. But some lawmakers rebelled, and the ruling Law and Justice party, or PiS, agreed to postpone things. When, and how exactly Poles will vote remains unclear. Also, Andy Serkis, the actor who played the creature Gollum in the Hobbit movies, will be returning to the screen on Friday. Not the big screen, of course, but your computer where he plans to read all of “The Hobbit” non-stop on a livestream for charity.
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