124 coronavirus vaccines are in development – but will any work?

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An engineer tests an experimental vaccine in Beijing, China

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JUST months after the coronavirus pandemic began, 10 vaccines designed to prevent covid-19 are already being tested in people, and another 114 are in development.

A vaccine that provides effective, long-lasting protection against the coronavirus would be a game-changer, far better than any treatment. “Do we need a vaccine? Absolutely we do. It’s really better to prevent,” says Peter Horby, who is leading a UK trial evaluating several covid-19 treatments.

However, we don’t yet know whether it is possible to induce long-lasting coronavirus immunity with …

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