The United States has said that it was developing a vaccine against the deadly Novel Corona virus that originated in China. It has urged Beijing to step up its cooperation with international health authorities in this regard. The US Government is keen to place its own teams on the ground to review the raw data and learn more about the the virus, which has so far claimed over 100 lives.<br />''The process would take three months to start the first trial, three more months to gather data, before being able to move into its second phase.<br />''<br />''China was severely criticized for its handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic of 2002-03, which claimed hundreds of lives, mostly on the mainland and in Hong Kong. During that health emergency, scientists had begun to develop a vaccine, but it was never deployed.<br />''<br />''US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said, the United States has offered China assistance three times in dealing with the crisis so far without success. Mr Azar has urged China for more cooperation and transparency to develop more effective response to the pathogen.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">China was quick to sequence the genome of the 2019 novel Corona virus and make it public, allowing scientists around the world to develop diagnostic tools and winning praise for its efforts. However, experts are standing by ready, willing and will be able to go immediately to China if it accepts the assistance offered by the US.</span><br />