Clinical studies for vaccines are generally divided into four phases, which in total can take up to 5 years. However, the coronavirus COVID-19 urges scientists.
According to Director of European regional Bureau of world health organization (who) Hans Kluge, work to create a vaccine against the new coronavirus is a year and a half. He told about it in the film Naila Asker-zade “Threat virus. The vaccine” on TV channel “Russia 1”.
According to Kluge previously had this speed and global solidarity, such as cooperation in the development of a vaccine. The vaccine, he says, must be effective, but at the same time and safe.
two Very important things. First, we need to continue to observe basic safety precautions to receiving the vaccine. Second, when a vaccine does become available, it should be known to all the world.
“it should Not be what it was in the past, when vaccine was available only to those who were able to pay for it,” — said the who representative.
According to Kluge, no matter in what country will the vaccine — important to equal access for all. And even the availability of a vaccine will not help already sick people, so it is very important to have effective treatment for novel coronavirus infection.
State research center of Virology and biotechnology “Vector” of Rospotrebnadzor, according to optimistic forecasts, the first clinical study for the very first vaccine COVID-19 expect to start in late June — early July and be completed in mid-September. This was told in the movie “a Dangerous virus. The vaccine”, the General Director of “Vector” Rinat Maksyutov.
