The director of the National Institutes for Health, Dr. Francis Collins, says it’s “unlikely” that a coronavirus vaccine will be ready after the CDC told public health officials to prepare to distribute one as soon as late October
From CNN's Andrea KaneThe director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contrasted his first two years as head of the agency with the last eight months in an interview with Yahoo Finance today.
The last eight to nine months, however, have been like being in the middle of"a real battle," he said.
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