Explained: Why a coronavirus vaccine is more than a year away

Updated: September 14, 2024 - 3:13am

<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseasesand member of the Coronavirus Task Forcecreated by President Trump, explains why a viable vaccine, if created, would takea year to a year and a half, no matter how fast you go.</p><p>“A vaccine that you make and start testing in a year is not a vaccine that’s deployable,” he said.</p>