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New Tech Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time

Steve Baragona

   A vaccine against the new Wuhan coronavirus may start testing in as
   little as three months, according to National Institute of Allergy and
   Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci.

   That's fast.

   It took 20 months before a vaccine against severe acute respiratory
   syndrome, SARS, was ready for clinical trials.

   That doesn't mean you can line up for a shot in three months. The
   vaccine will need to be tested for safety and efficacy. That will take
   months more.

   But the time it takes to go from outbreak to vaccine candidate is
   shorter than ever, thanks in part to a new kind of vaccine.

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