China Economic ReviewChina began its first human trials of a SARS vaccine with tests on four volunteers in Beijing's China-Japan Friendship hospital. The trials follow successful testing of the vaccine on animals. Some 30 volunteers are expected to take part in the first round of human testing, designed to establish that the dead SARS virus contained in […]
Former US president Bill Clinton's private foundation announced that it was hired to provide treatment and care for Chinese HIV and AIDS patients. The William J Clinton Presidential Foundation said its HIV-AIDS initiative will also assist China to develop more effective systems for containing the disease. Clinton's foundation procures equipment, trains medical staff and directs […]
Two Beijing residents were confirmed to be infected with SARS, with one in critical condition, according to China's Ministry of Health. The two patients are relatives of the nurse who is the first confirmed SARS case in Beijing this year. During the current outbreak, SARS has only been discovered in Beijing and Anhui province. World […]
China's Ministry of Health reported a new suspected SARS case in Beijing, a retired doctor who shared a room with a nurse who has been confirmed to have been infected with the virus. China has reported a total of two confirmed and seven suspected SARS cases in Beijing and the central province of Anhui. Speaking […]
China mobilized emergency inspection teams to monitor health guidelines at hospitals around the country in response to a new outbreak of SARS which is suspected to have spread from a laboratory at the Institute of Virology in Beijing. The World Health Organization is planning to send a support team to China to monitor bio-safety protocol. […]