Coronavirus vaccine update: Importance of Covid-19 drug, current status

Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech has said that it is 99% sure that their Covid-19 vaccine will work. Track latest coronavirus vaccine updatesFchina

Less than six months after the world first learnt about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV 2) in Wuhan, China, there currently are more than 110 teams in contention, speeding up efforts to produce a ready vaccine. A lot of vaccines are in the development phase in India as well, and medicinal trials are also going on for treatment. The reason behind the rush is a staggering number of Covid-19 cases (past 6 million) and death toll (more than 350,000 globally). In India alone, there are 151,876 corona cases as of May 27. Large pharmaceutical companies such as Gilead Sciences, Pfizer, Moderna,