Efforts towards a COVID-19 vaccine
The development of a vaccine against SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be the way to restore normality to civil life in this time of a devastating pandemic. As of mid-August 2020, more than 20 million people have been infected and more than 760 000 lives have been lost worldwide. There are many vaccine candidates in development, including preclinical and clinical testing.