Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Aug 2020
Australian scientists say too early to pick COVID-19 vaccine race winner in advice to Federal Government
13 August 2020 - The leading group of scientists advising the Federal Government says there is still no clear frontrunner in the global COVID-19 vaccine race, and picking a winner after six months is like "betting on a horse race".
As pressure grows across the world to lock in a supply of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Australian Academy of Science's latest update to the Federal Government advises it is still "too early" and backed Australia's current wait-and-see approach.
The yet-to-be-published advice from 15 of Australia's most prominent researchers and scientists — which is currently being peer-reviewed — has been passed on to Australia's chief scientist Alan Finkel.
