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Coronavirus: How to make a faster COVID-19 vaccine

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Accelerating the search for an effective protection will require global coordination — and a lot of money There are a few hard truths worth grappling with when it comes to the Covid-19 pandemic.

First, life may not fully return to normal until an effective vaccine is developed, manufactured in mass quantities and distributed worldwide.

Anything but the cautious reopening of economies in the meantime will likely lead to significant second-wave outbreaks and renewed physical distancing.

There's no substitute for herd immunity. Second, despite recent scientific advances and heroic efforts to speed vaccines to market, the 12- to 18-month timeline that public-health officials keep referring to is an aspiration rather than a certainty.

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