OMS-Candidates for COVID-19 vaccine
OMS: There are 7 or 8 good candidates for COVID-19 vaccine
EDITH M. LEDERER
© Provided by the Associated Press People who may have the new coronavirus wait to be tested at a test post in Bucheon, South Korea, on Thursday May 28, 2020. (Yun Hyun-tae / Yonhap via AP)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - There are approximately seven to eight "top" candidates for a vaccine for the new coronavirus, and work on them is accelerating, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
In a video session of the UN Economic and Social Council, Tedros said two months ago it was believed that the vaccine would take between 12 and 18 months. But he added that an accelerated effort is underway, with support from 7.4 billion euros ($ 8 billion) promised a week ago by leaders of 40 countries, organizations and banks for research, treatment and testing.