WHO: COVID-19 vaccine is unlikely to be ready by the end of the year

Currently, researchers from around the world are working on this problem, but the process takes a long time.

The first new type of coronavirus vaccine is unlikely to be manufactured by the end of this year, Margaret Harris, spokeswoman for the World Health Organization, said Friday.

According to her, at present, researchers from around the world are working on this problem, but this process takes a long time.

“Two things need to be known: that the vaccine stimulates the right antibodies to protect against the virus when it comes into contact with it, at the same time it is necessary to understand its safety, whether the vaccine has side effects, which vaccine is safer,” Harris said.

The representative of WHO also clarified that in the future it should be determined how the vaccine would be manufactured and delivered to people.

Harris noted that even with drug tests, a certain amount of time is needed: something works on several patients, and something does not.

She also expressed doubt that for a number of these reasons, an effective vaccine against COVID-19 may appear by the end of this year.