From December 2019 since the COVID-19 outbroke in China, several pharmaceutical companies have been involved in making a number of COVID-19 vaccines as well as treatment methods.
According to WHO (dated 22 June 2020), 13 candidate vaccines are already in clinical evaluation and 129 candidate vaccines in pre-clinical evaluation.
Due to the emergency situation, various administrations had already speed tracked the vaccine testing approval. (Video source: The New York Times)
Even with the fast-tracking, November is the month where the new vaccine is expected but experts say due to approval and large scale production it is expected to be next year until a vaccine is ready to use.
List of COVID-19 clinical vaccination candidates, click here.
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