About 20 institutions and companies are racing to develop coronavirus (COVID1-19) vaccine, WHO says

Nickie Louise Posted On April 6, 2020

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With death toll from coronavirus exceeding 73,000 worldwide, research to develop vaccines and treatments to fight the coronavirus has “accelerated at incredible speed,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a media briefing.

In a post on Twitter, Dr. Tedros said: “Less than 100 days since WHO was notified about the new #coronavirus, research has accelerated at incredible speed. The viral genome was mapped in early January and shared globally, which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine research to start”-@DrTedros #COVID19.”

"Less than 100 days since WHO was notified about the new #coronavirus, research has accelerated at incredible speed.

The viral genome was mapped in early January and shared globally, which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine research to start"-@DrTedros #COVID19

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 6, 2020

He said more than 70 countries have joined WHO’s trial to accelerate research on effective treatments and “about 20 institutions and companies are racing to develop a vaccine.”

“The viral genome was mapped in early January and shared globally which enabled tests to be developed and vaccine research to start,” Tedros said at a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva.