“At present, 141 vaccines are under development. Leading candidates may be only months away from success. Of course, there is no guarantee of complete protection, but we hope, ”says his article for The Washington Post.

Gebreyesus said that international collaboration plays a vital role in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Earlier, the WHO said that in order to accelerate the development of a vaccine and the search for effective drugs for coronavirus infection, it is necessary to raise more than $ 31 billion.