Coronavirus: When will there be a COVID-19 vaccine? Therapeutic might come first – Deseret News

Dr. Scott Gottlieb offered hope over the weekend for those worried over the coronavirus pandemic and the need for a vaccine.

Gottlieb said the U.S. and the world will likely see a successful vaccine in early 2021. Thats almost more than six months away.

In the meantime, Gottlieb said there are two things that can help stop the spread right now. One of those is a mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you and others from spreading the coronavirus pandemic.

But Gottlieb said theres hope for something coming in the fall that could help Americans.

2020 will be a hard year but then well more fully vanquish COVID with our technology. It will recede into a more manageable threat. Preserving things most central to our lives requires all of us to work together to reduce risks every day. Collectively we can stop these epidemics

A vaccine is probably an early 2021 event based on publicly available data. But dont lose sight of therapeutic antibodies. They should be available this fall and could be produced at scale by the end of the year. Theres a lot of technology in development in addition to vaccines.

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