Jackie Chan Offers $140,000 Reward for Coronavirus Vaccine
Jackie Chan Offers $140,000
Reward for Coronavirus Vaccine Jackie Chan recently announced
his support towards finding a vaccine
for the Wuhan coronavirus. With coronoavirus already affecting over 40,000
globally and killing more than 900 people, a cure
has yet to be discovered. The 65-year-old movie legend
has vowed to give one million
yuan, which is roughly $140,000,
to whoever develops the vaccine. Jackie Chan,
via The Nation According to Chan, a combination
of science and technology is the
“key to overcoming the virus.” Jackie Chan,
via The Nation He also made clear that he doesn’t want finding
the vaccine to be solely because of the money reward. Chan doesn’t want to see people "fighting a virus until some
of them are dead when they should be enjoying life.”
Reward for Coronavirus Vaccine Jackie Chan recently announced
his support towards finding a vaccine
for the Wuhan coronavirus. With coronoavirus already affecting over 40,000
globally and killing more than 900 people, a cure
has yet to be discovered. The 65-year-old movie legend
has vowed to give one million
yuan, which is roughly $140,000,
to whoever develops the vaccine. Jackie Chan,
via The Nation According to Chan, a combination
of science and technology is the
“key to overcoming the virus.” Jackie Chan,
via The Nation He also made clear that he doesn’t want finding
the vaccine to be solely because of the money reward. Chan doesn’t want to see people "fighting a virus until some
of them are dead when they should be enjoying life.”