Coronavirus vaccine update: Moderna vaccine trial delayed, India's by Aug15

Coronavirus vaccine latest update: A large trial of Moderna Inc's potential coronavirus vaccine has been delayed, as the company makes changes to its study plan. Catch latest updates on Covid vaccine

The total number of coronavirus cases across the world has crossed the 10-million mark and the death toll has gone past 500,000. There currently are over 100 vaccines at various stages of development worldwide, including in India, Britain, China, the US, Russia and Israel.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, the chief scientist at WHO, said nearly 2 billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine would be ready by the end of next year. But who would be the first to get a Covid-19 vaccine? Probably people in the country where the first effective vaccine is developed. Thus, there's pressure from governments on pharmaceutical