When can we expect a safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19?
A scientist works inside a laboratory of the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology during the production and laboratory testing of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease , in Moscow, Russia August 6, 2020. Picture taken August 6, 2020. The Russian Direct Investment Fund /Handout
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top US infectious diseases expert, told Reuters last week that a trial by Moderna Inc could produce decisive results by November or December. Others will come later, some much later.Some experts are skeptical that the trials, which must study potential side effects on different types of people, can be completed that quickly.
Several companies, including Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer Inc, say they each expect to make more than 1 billion doses next year. That could mean several billion available by the end of 2021.First supplies late this year or early next would likely go to those in rich nations who are deemed by governments to work in essential industries or who are at greatest risk from the virus.
"I am worried that Operation Warp Speed vaccines will not reach developing countries any time soon," Hotez said.
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