3 months old Vaccine progress is fantastic. But therapeutics can help Covid patients now JayanthVatsonandSabihaHussain This article is more than 3 months old Vaccine development has gotten the lion’s share of funding - leaving important therapeutic trials ignored and underfunded ‘The development and distribution of a truly effective vaccine will take time – time during which people will continue to become infected, hospitalized, and die as a result of Covid-19.’ Photograph: Sanjeev Gupta/EPA ‘The development and distribution of a truly effective vaccine will take time – time during which people will continue to become infected, hospitalized, and die as a result of Covid-19.’ Photograph: Sanjeev Gupta/EPA