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World Health Organization Warns Many Will Have to Wait Until 2022 for Vaccine

HeadlineOct 16, 2020

The WHO is warning that even in a best-case scenario, younger, healthier people may have to wait for over a year before they’ll be able to receive a vaccine against COVID-19. This is Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at the WHO.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan: “I think for an average person, a healthy young person might have to wait ’til 2022 to get a vaccine.”

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