as canada's child vaccination rates drop due to lockdown, experts fear other infectious outbreaks
one pediatrician said we could see similarly grave outcomes as the u.s., where vaccination rates have dropped by half
opinion: why do vaccines take so long?
while it may seem crazy that we have to wait 12-18 months for a vaccines, the delay is in the name of safety.
the latest on the race to a covid cure
the world health organization (who) has stated that they do not expect a proven vaccine for about 18 months, but that hasn't stopped many researchers and groups around the world from beginning work on a potential fix to this devastating pandemic. there are a great many vaccines, treatments and protections in development, with more announced almost every day.
astrazeneca, in the global effort to support the fight against covid-19, is donating nine million face masks to support healthcare workers around the world as they respond to the covid-19 (novel coronavirus) global pandemic.
boehringer ingelheim is supporting the development of therapies against covid-19 .
to date, merck kgaa's interferon beta-1a (rebif) is not approved by any regulatory authority for the treatment of covid-19 or for use as an antiviral agent.
johnson & johnson (j&j) has begun research into a vaccine, leveraging the same innovative technology used for the company's investigational ebola vaccine.
hydroxychloroquine and a related drug, chloroquine, are currently under evaluation in clinical trials for the treatment of covid-19 .
pfizer and biontech to co-develop potential covid-19 vaccine .