27 August 2020 - Back in March, when the coronavirus pandemic was starting to sweep the globe, a vaccine couldn't come quickly enough.
Now, with a locally developed vaccine showing promising results and several overseas candidates in phase 3 clinical trials — the last big hurdle before they could be approved by regulators and available to the public — some people are surprised at the speed at which they've been developed.
Previous vaccines have taken years to develop. Some diseases we've never found a vaccine for.