Some experts predict that, at the current rate of research, we could have a COVID-19 vaccine in as soon as 9 months for possible emergency use.
to combat the deadly virus. Some experts believe the world won’t able to totally relax social distancing guidelines until a vaccine is available.
Anthony Fauci, MD, a member of the White House coronavirus task force and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has often cited a possible 12- to 18-monthAnd that is probably extremely optimistic, says Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia."I don't see how 12 to 18 months is possible," he says."That is ridiculously fast.
Collaborations between small biotech firms developing the vaccines and large pharmaceutical companies, who have the capability of mass production.Among the vaccine projects that are most often cited as promising by vaccine experts:started in mid-March. As of mid-April, three different doses have been given to three groups of 45 healthy adults, ages 18 to 55.
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