Covid-19: Total 8 vaccine candidates are in clinical trial stage, says WHO
A total of eight vaccine candidates for Covid-19 are in the
clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across
the globe, according to World Health Organisation (WHO) data.
As
governments around the world scramble to curb the contagion, pharmaceutical
companies and health institutes in countries like United States, China, and
Germany are leading the development to combat the virus, South China Morning
Post reported.
As things stand, several countries like the US, and China have even announced
tentative dates by when they plan to get a vaccine ready.
On
Saturday, Chinese health official, Zhang Wenhong said a successful vaccine
against the coronavirus can be administered to humans
as early as March in 2021.
"There
are uncertainties in developing vaccines. Coronaviruses, including MERS and
SARS, have not seen a particularly reliable one so far... the best scenario is
that if one of the vaccines that people are making is effective and progressing
relatively fast, it should be available as soon as possible from March to June
next year," Zhang was quoted by the Global Times.
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