Coronavirus vaccine: Merck and Novartis join the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine

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Experts say it's unlikely there will be widespread distribution of a vaccine this calendar year, however.

Also this week, Novartis announced it plans to make a gene-based coronavirus vaccine, which is in development at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear hospital, the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania.

The Maryland-based biotechnology company Novavax said it's launched preliminary clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate. The first results, on whether the drug is safe and effective, could be released as soon as July. The company aims to provide vaccines for those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: health care workers.

"If our phase two data support the safety and immunogenicity that we hope it will and we're able to see a signal for efficacy, it's possible that that first line would be vaccinated sometime in the fourth quarter of this year," Stanley Erck, CEO of Novavax told

 

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