Usually testing a vaccine takes many years of trials and approvals plus thousands of subjects for testing.
But this process has been streamlined for the current pandemic and all across the world researchers are testing their ideas for a vaccine.
At least 165 studies are underway, all with varied approaches: DNA, RNA, weakened virus, inactivated virus, proteins, and viral elements. About 27 vaccines are in human trials now, according to The New York Times.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.