No widespread coronavirus vaccination before mid-2021: WHO
GENEVA - The World Health Organisation said on Friday it did not expect widespread immunisation against the novel coronavirus until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the US and beyond that a vaccine could be released within weeks.
"We know of at least six to nine that have got quite a long way with the research already," WHO spokesman Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva. But as the pandemic continues to take a devastating toll, there has been massive pressure to roll out a vaccine quickly. The FDA has faced allegations from the medical community, which it has denied, that it is bowing to political pressure from Trump, who is trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the polls.
"The good news is the manufacturers are already putting bets on which one is likely to be the vaccine," Dr Harris said.
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