the chief scientist
of the World Health Organization, Soumya Swaminathan, stated Widespread
vaccination of corona virus could begin in the middle of next year.
She expressed cautious optimism over the state of research and development process in an interview with dpa.
“We have now over 20 candidates in clinical studies.So we are hopeful that a couple of them will work. It would be very unlucky if all of them fail,” she stated.
stating that the global race to develop a vaccine had been “the fastest timeline we have ever seen,” referring to the fact that it was just three months between the time the virus’ genetic sequence was published in January and the time the first trial started.
The pandemic’s epicentre has shifted from China to Europe, to the Americas, leading to lockdowns and tough restrictions on public life and travel.
Some places where the virus was brought under control are seeing an uptick in cases, fanning fears of a second wave of infections and a new round of restrictions.
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