SINGAPORE: Over 70 teams worldwide are now in a collaborative race to test different vaccine candidates against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19.
Although the pace of research efforts has been extraordinary, scientists still estimate that producing a vaccine, from innovation to access, will take at least 12 to 18 months.
This timeline has the caveat “if all goes well”. Advertisement Advertisement To the public, this seems like a long wait. But