On average, it takes over 10 years to develop a vaccine.
Scientists in China published the complete genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 on Jan. 10, 2020. On Dec. 8, 2020, health officials in London began administering an effective coronavirus vaccine to the public. The global scientific community successfully developed a COVID-19 vaccine in just 332 days.
I am a statistician, and this year I was on the judging panel for the Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Year. Much like Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” competition, we choose one statistic that is meant to capture the zeitgeist of the year.
The statistic 332 days was the clear, standout winner. After a year of terrible tragedy, economic hardship and sorrow, this number represents an unparalleled collaboration in the history of medicine that gives hope for a return to normality in 2021.
March 26, 2021
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Your computer can help scientists find a cure for COVID-19. Here’s how
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Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Formative Content
Volunteers can get on with their everyday activities while their computers help find cures for diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s and influenza.
The COVID-19 project has crowdsourced more than 1 million devices to help sort through tens of thousands of molecules.
Vaccine development normally takes around 10 years.
Fastest vaccine development ever
On average, it takes over 10 years to develop a vaccine. Prior to this year, the fastest vaccine development was for the mumps vaccine. That took four years.
In April 2020, The New York Times played out multiple scenarios with vaccine experts as to how long it would take to get a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. Under normal circumstances, experts estimated, a vaccine would be ready by November 2033.
So how is it possible that researchers got a vaccine to market in just 332 days?
Massive government funding played a big role in getting the vaccine done so fast.
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