I read that seasonal flu vaccines are often less than 50% effective, even less for Corona type viruses, last maybe 6 months, and are less effective on those aged over 45 years old versus the general population.
Had a conversation with my roommate’s girlfriend this morning. She is a doctor who studied virology who was not impressed by the news. However, she also said she felt Coronavirus was overblown. Worse than the flu, but still overblown.
Submission for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) planned for soon after the required safety milestone is achieved, which is currently expected to occur in the third week of November
Based on current projections we expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021.