The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse. We Must Act Now
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That being said there are also very reasonable measures we can take - how we aren't mandating masks nationwide at this point is beyond me.
Alone with producing and testing a vaccine, you then need to manufacture, distribute, and administer the vaccine.
That takes a while, especially considering the dysfunction the US has shown in other respects in terms of PPE etc.
Anti vaccination movements will also slow uptake.
“I still think that we have a good chance, if all the things fall in the right place, that we might have a vaccine that would be deployable by the end of the year, by December and November,” said Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force.
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/07/15/mo...
Please explain why you think it seems reasonable and/or provide sources.
“I still think that we have a good chance, if all the things fall in the right place, that we might have a vaccine that would be deployable by the end of the year, by December and November,” said Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force.
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/07/15/mo...