How the availability of first COVID-19 vaccines could impact the development of new vaccines
18 vaccines in final stages of testing
Frank McGeorge, MD, Local 4's Good Health Medical Expert
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DETROIT – What does the availability of the Pfizer and ModernaCOVID-19 vaccines mean for all the other trials?
There are 63 vaccines in human clinical trials and 18 of them are in the final stages of testing. Another 85 are being tested in animals.
The first vaccines are not necessarily going to turn out to be the best vaccines. Other vaccines still in development could work better for certain groups, like children -- or have qualities that make them more practical. For example, Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine only requires one dose.