WASHINGTON, April 30 ― The Trump administration is planning to speed up development of a coronavirus vaccine with the goal of having 100 million doses ready by the end of 2020, a senior administration official said yesterday. The official declined to be publicly identified. Executives and other...
Thursday, 30 Apr 2020 07:36 AM MYT
WASHINGTON, April 30 ― The Trump administration is planning to speed up development of a coronavirus vaccine with the goal of having 100 million doses ready by the end of 2020, a senior administration official said yesterday.Executives and other experts have previously suggested that clinical trials to guarantee a vaccine is safe and effective could take a minimum of 12 to 18 months.
The latest Trump administration efforts to speed vaccine development were originally reported by Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the matter. The administration's initiative comes a week after HHS said it had replaced Rick Bright as director of a key US agency charged with developing drugs and vaccines for Covid-19.
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