European Medicines Agency on Thursday announced that a vaccine for covid-19 could be ready in a year’s time based on trials that are underway.
The Amsterdam-based EU agency also played down fears expressed by the WHO that the virus might never go away, saying it would be “surprised” if a vaccine was not found eventually.
Marco Cavaleri, the European Medicines Agency (EMA’s) head of vaccines strategy, told a video news conference that there’s a possibility if everything goes as planned that some vaccines could be ready for approval by 2021.
With the world engaged in a race to find a cure, the agency said it would “ensure” any vaccine is available for European citizens, irrespective of where it is developed.