The National Institutes of Health is working on a vaccine against the new virus that has infected hundreds and killed four in Asia
"The NIH is in the process of taking the first steps towards the development of a vaccine," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Coronavirus explained: What you need to knowFauci said it would take a few months until the first phase of the clinical trials get underway and more than a year until a vaccine might be available.
He also said while it's clear this new virus can be spread from person to person, it's unclear how easily that spread can happen."Is it a continual spread? Is it sustained? We're not quite sure yet," he said.Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, agreed there are many questions.
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