• Question: How long will it take to find a cure for the corona virus 🦠

    Asked by star022egg to Sanjeev, Cillian, Tom, Orla, Fiona, Eimear on 5 Mar 2020. This question was also asked by nine022car, buzz022car, star022car, view022end, Sarah.Bradley.
    • Photo: Sanjeev Kumar

      Sanjeev Kumar answered on 5 Mar 2020:

      Researchers have been working hard to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. Recently, great progress in this pursuit has been reported; however, the vaccine is still in a premature state.

      Further, as you might know, it is a prerequisite to perform clinical trials before approving the vaccine for public use. So, once the vaccine is developed, the next step would be its trial on animals.

      When a successful trial is demonstrated, only then the vaccine can become available for public use.

      So, in summary, although there is no fixed timeline, however, we can expect to have a cure available for the coronavirus by summer 2021.

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      Fiona Malone answered on 6 Mar 2020:

      It can take a long time for a vaccine to me made available to the public and scientists are working very hard on this right now. The public can make a huge difference in the spread of the virus by making sure you wash your hands thoroughly with soap and covering your mouth when you cough/sneeze to stop the virus spreading.

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      Cillian Thompson answered on 6 Mar 2020:

      I think it will be a while before we see it like maybe a year or more! I suppose the most important thing now is for people not to panic about it and just be cautious, washing your hands regularly with soap and water and avoid touching your face with unwashed hands should prevent it from spreading too much!

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      Eimear O'Hara answered on 9 Mar 2020:

      It depends on lots of things, but I’m sure there are lots of people working really hard to try and figure something out, especially since it’s spreading so quickly!

    • Photo: Orla McGee

      Orla McGee answered on 10 Mar 2020:

      I don’t think it’s possible to say at this point but I’m sure loads of people are working on it.

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