Here's why the WHO says a coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away
- Written by Rob Grenfell, Director of Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO

The World Health Organisation said this week it may be 18 months before a vaccine against the coronavirus is publicly available.
Let’s explore why, even with global efforts, it might take this long.
China shared publicly the full RNA sequence of the virus – now known as SARS-CoV-2 rather than COVID-19, which refers to the...