Can we get a coronavirus vaccine by next year?

Can we get a vaccine for COVID-19 by next year?

Andrew Rubin is one of many volunteers who have agreed to be part of a COVID-19 vaccine trial.

More than 130 labs around the world are working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. But what would it take to vaccinate everyone by early next year?

By Jessica Q. Chen

and Maggie Beidelman

June 10, 2020 10:28 AM PT

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Jessica Q. Chen

Jessica Q. Chen is a Chinese American filmmaker and journalist whose work explores stories and change around women’s issues, youth culture and sports. She was the series producer for L.A. Times Short Docs.

Maggie Beidelman

Maggie Beidelman is a former senior video director for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining The Times in 2019, Beidelman helped launch AJ+, the digital media channel of Al Jazeera Media Network, where she produced the award-winning series “Untold America.” Beidelman has her master’s in documentary film from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Can we get a vaccine for COVID-19 by next year?

More than 130 labs around the world are working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. But what would it take to vaccinate everyone by early next year?

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