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From scratch - and that was mumps. COVID-19 is similar to other viruses we have already seen and began research/vaccines for, so the overall timeline is reduced because of the work completed upfront on those outbreaks. Sanofi and GSK, etc are going this route. With the technology of company...

Flu vaccine can be very effective but it's a year by year thing and all based on how rapidly the virus mutates. The mutation patterns are tacked year round and then health authorities choose the strains they think will be most prevalent according to several criteria. Sometimes they hit, others...

A completely new vaccine could take that long, but not one using the same methodologies and components as other "like" vaccines already in the market. That's what some companies out there are doing. There's also more data sharing on early testing protocols, results, efficacy and safety than...