The new situation has led mankind to face a more dramatic wave of expansion than in the previous months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently warned of the worsening outlook for the health crisis, and several countries have embarked on a biotechnology race to find an effective vaccine as soon as possible. Because of its relevance and the great geopolitical significance it carries, this dispute could be considered identical to an arms race or the race to conquer the moon. In the dispute to find the final vaccine that will bring humanity back to normal, countries such as China, Russia and the USA are at the forefront, but countries such as Mexico, Germany and the United Kingdom, among others, have also made a place for themselves in the dispute for different reasons. In this biotechnological race the pulse is not only on the consolidation of a vaccine with lasting and safe immunity so that the countries that develop it can benefit, but also on the benefits of the pharmaceutical companies that are expanding their profits due to the prolongation of the pandemic, the state of generalised fear of the virus, the economic state generated by the quarantines and also the leadership of the countries and their constructive position in the middle of the health crisis.
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