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Don't expect first Covid-19 vaccinations until early 2021, says WHO expert

WHO is working hard to ensure fair distribution of the vaccines, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the spread of the virus, said Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies programme

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WHO was working to expand access to potential vaccines and to help scale-up production capacity, Ryan said.

2 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2020 | 11:10 PM IST

Researchers are making "good progress" in developing vaccines against Covid-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Wednesday.

WHO is working hard to ensure fair distribution of the vaccines, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the spread of the coronavirus, said Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies programme, as daily new cases around the globe are at near-record levels.

"We're making good progress," Ryan said, noting that several vaccines were now in phase 3 trials and none had failed,

Topics : Coronavirus World Health Organization Coronavirus Vaccine

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