One leading coronavirus vaccine might be ready next month

[Chris Smith]

• One of the most promising novel coronavirus vaccine candidates might complete the Phase 3 stage of clinical trials as soon as next month, and the companies behind it will seek immediate FDA approval if the drug is deemed safe and effective.
• It's the BNT162b2 candidate from Pfizer and BioNTech that's currently in Phase 3 trials in several countries around the world.
• The two companies released new data from their preclinical trials showing that the experimental drug was able to stop COVID-19 infections in lab settings.

AstraZeneca just confirmed that it had to temporarily pause its Phase 3 trial of the promising Oxford coronavirus vaccine, after a volunteer in Great Britain developed a possible adverse reaction that needs further investigation. This is normal and the trial might resume within a few days, but the episode does remind us that nothing is guaranteed when it comes to vaccination programs for the novel virus. Having a drug advance to the final stage of clinical testing is not enough. Whether it's a vaccine or a different form of therapy, the drug has to prove that it's effective and safe. Failure is always a possibility, and we have to be prepared to accept negative outcomes. But Wednesday brings us more good news about a different frontrunner in the COVID-19 vaccine race, one that might be ready to seek emergency use authorization as soon as next month.

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