A Small Insight into Vaccine Politics

 If there were to be a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine proves to be vastly superior to any other in the world. tensions among all countries that didn't get a vaccine out first will rise. America and China are already at odds; Americans already have an unfavorable view of the Chinese in repose to the emergence of the virus. The most basic component of being the first country to get a vaccine out first is that that country will hold all of the power. In an article posted by Business Insider, found here, it states "Another official said China knows 'whoever finds a workable vaccine right now basically rules the world.'" Whatever country is the first to get the vaccine developed and produced will be the country that restores its economy and global influence. Stating that, its important for the leading countries right now to be the country that finishes first. The already tense relationship between China and the US will become worse if one of them were to be the first country to finish first. In the aforementioned article, its also stated how it is a bad idea for the US to stop all trade with China now, considering China is the biggest supplier of medical supplies for the US. Basically, if one superpower were to get the vaccine before another does, it looks as if no matter what, hell would break loose to some extent.