A German biotech firm is far enough along in its search for a COVID-19 vaccine that it’s given hope to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the vaccine could be ready as early as September 2020.
The news, released in March 2020, surprised a lot of people in the health care world, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served as the face of the pandemic fight in the U.S. However, it appears that by end of summer, there may be some competition when it comes to a COVID-19 vaccine, as researchers at the University of Oxford say they have a COVID-19 vaccine in the works, too — with human trials that began April 23, 2020.
Source: The Vaccine Reaction April 27, 2020