WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said it might take at least 1-1.5 years to develop a COVID-19 vaccine "as finding a new vaccine involves a testing process". She said it takes 5-10 years to develop a vaccine under normal circumstances, but the time is reduced with joint efforts by WHO and other agencies in case of the pandemic.
WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said it might take at least 1-1.5 years to develop a COVID-19 vaccine "as finding a new vaccine involves a testing process". She said it takes 5-10 years to develop a vaccine under normal circumstances, but the time is reduced with joint efforts by WHO and other agencies in case of the pandemic.