What would it actually take to have a COVID-19 vaccine by October?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, vaccine developers have raced to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market at unprecedented speeds. More than 150 vaccine candidates are under development, with 37 already being tested in people. (Pexels/)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified public health officials in every state and five major cities to prepare to begin distributing a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as late October or early November, The New York Times reported on September 2. The planning documents include detailed guidance for how to roll out two unidentified vaccine candidates to healthcare workers and other groups at particularly high risk from COVID-19.Since the beginning of the pandemic, vaccine developers have raced to bring a COVID-19 vaccine to market at unprecedented speeds. More than 150 vaccine candidates are under development, with 37 already being tested in people. This process includes three phases of clinical trials that determine whether...