Britain calls on G-7 to push for faster development of new vaccines

Ahead of a virtual gathering, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that the Group of Seven industrialized nations should help speed up the development of future vaccines, treatments and tests for emerging diseases.In a statement released before the meeting of G-7 leaders on Friday, Johnson called for the time it takes to develop a new vaccine to be cut by two-thirds to 100 days."Perhaps more than ever, the hopes of the world rest on the shoulders of scientists and over the last year, like countless times before, they have risen to the challenge," he said. "The development of v…READ FULL ARTICLE