Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. COVID Vaccines Approaching Finish Line Use New Technology Steve Baragona Two COVID-19 vaccines that could arrive as soon as November use a promising new technique that experts say speeds up the development process. The new vaccines will be the first test to see if vaccines based on genetic code, rather than the germ itself, can be safe and effective. U.S.-based biotech company Moderna is developing one. The other is the product of a collaboration between German drugmaker BioNTech and U.S.-headquartered Pfizer. .