Deaths in relation to the coronavirus have now exceeded 148,000 in America – higher than anywhere else in the world.
The virus has been widespread in the States for a while now – more so than anywhere else in the world.
With cases back on the rise worldwide, there’s still good reason to be worried about the coronavirus. Some states in the USA have more cases than the whole United Kingdom; such as California and New York, with thousands of new cases being diagnosed every day.
With 4.4 million cases in America, (past and present), they still lead by a long shot when it comes to who has the most cases.
Despite having the most cases in the world, the US recently reported the lowest daily increase they’ve had a for a while, whilst at the same time, numbers rising in certain states are rising faster than ever.
Many scientists are working on a vaccine and say its essential that one is developed quickly, to prevent as many deaths and infections as possible.
Moderna, a company who is developing a vaccine in the USA, is in the later stages of human testing now, where they say there’s a 75% chance of it meeting the FDAs requirements of being 50% effective.
The $2 billion deal was signed recently, and over 30,000 volunteers have been found who are willing to be tested on.
As promising as this sounds however, there’s no guarantee the vaccine will actually work. Oxford university is in a similar situation and it is also vaccine testing, so there are plenty of different ones around the world to be trailed – so here’s hoping ones effective.
The 2019 Coronavirus is a new and, until recently, a very poorly understood virus, so it would be naive to assume that medical companies can definitely come up with a vaccine 6 months into a pandemic. Historically, vaccine developments take much longer than that.
Despite this, Stéphane Bancel, Moderna’s chief executive, has showed optimism in the vaccines potential, and said: “We look forward to this trial demonstrating the potential of our vaccine to prevent Covid-19, so that we can defeat this pandemic.”
If the vaccines effective and passes the FDAs standards, then this vaccines development will be a great achievement for medical science, and an even greater one for the world in its current state.
