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How long would it be before a vaccine can be distributed to the public?
I've seem rumours of a vaccination floating around. How long would it realistically be before a vaccine can be distributed to the public?
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Realistically speaking it would take at least 6 months (on average), up to 2 years, for a drug to pass phase II clinical trials (which is where safety is determined). As such even if a vaccine was being developed it would not be distributed any time soon unfortunately.