Over 80 clinical trials launched to test coronavirus vaccines.

Amid the rapid spread of the virus, researchers are gearing up to test potential vaccines in record time. As of last week, eight clinical trials were in the clinical development stage, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But since then, many more have been launched.

Amid the rapid spread of the virus, researchers are gearing up to test potential vaccines in record time. As of last week, eight clinical trials were in the clinical development stage, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But since then, many more have been launched.

“We hope to have interim results in three months,” Peter Marks, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a statement on Tuesday. “At that point, we’d be in a position to decide whether an emergency use authorization may be warranted.”

Even if initial findings suggest a vaccine candidate is safe and effective, mass production and distribution would take months. “Even in the best case, an initial amount of vaccine would not be available until the fall of 2020,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told House lawmakers on Wednesday.

Even if initial findings suggest a vaccine candidate is safe and effective, mass production and distribution would take months. “Even in the best case, an initial amount of vaccine would not be available until the fall of 2020,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told House lawmakers on Wednesday.