Coronavirus Vaccine Unlikely To Arrive In 2020: 'It Doesn't Look Very Promising'

According to experts, there is very little chance a vaccine for COVID-19 will be perfected and ready for use this year. This eagerly sought goal might take place by 2021 at the earliest -- but only if things proceed smoothly with the 60 vaccine trials currently taking place. The latest expert source to attest to this impossibility used its experience in quantitative financial investment to analyze the progress being made by the 60 vaccine candidates. Boston-based PanAgora Asset Management analyzed vast quantities of medical research data to calculate which of the 60 will succeed in producing a successful vaccine within the year. The quick answer is "zero."