Scientists set time coronavirus vaccine will be ready

A professor from Oxford University, Sarah Gilbert has expressed belief that a vaccine for coronavirus (COVID-19) could be ready within the next five months.

The professor of vaccinology believed that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by her team will work.

Professor Gilbert disclosed that human trials are ready to take place while noting that her team was working round the clock to ensure the vaccine is ready.

Professor Gilbert was quoted by London Times saying  “there’s a high chance that it will work based on other things that we have done with this type of vaccine.

“It’s not just a hunch and as every week goes by we have more data to look at. I would go for 80%, that’s my personal view.”

Gilbert’s team is one of the many across the world working to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus disease which has killed more than 100,000 people around the world.

In a similar development, scientists have named six drug entrant from more than 10,000 compounds that may be used for treating coronavirus (COVID-19).

The research, published in the journal, Nature, tested the efficacy of approved drugs, drug candidates in clinical attempts and other compounds.

However, a Professor from the University of Queensland in Australia, Luke Guddat said, “Currently there are no targeted therapeutics or effective treatment options for COVID-19.”

“In order to rapidly discover lead compounds for clinical use, we initiated a programme of high-throughput drug screening, both in laboratories and also using the latest computer software to predict how different drugs bind to the virus,” Prof. Guddat said.

The researchers said, the project targeted the primary COVID-19 virus enzyme, known as the major protease or Mpro, which plays a major role in mediating viral replication