“These candidate vaccines have to be tested in animal studies before human clinical trials can be started. If I had to hazard a best optimistic guess, I would say (a Covid-19 vaccine would be developed) within six months,” he said to Bernama. It has engaged, among others, the Queensland University to work on a vaccine using its recently developed rapid response technology. The team is optimistic that it will be able to develop the Covid-19 vaccine within six months. CEPI is also funding Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc to develop the Covid-19 vaccine.

Source: The Edge Markets February 12, 2020 03:45 UTC