A total of eight vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are in the clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across the world, says World Health Organisation data.
As governments around the world scramble to curb the contagion, pharmaceutical companies and health institutes in countries like United States, China, and Germany are leading the development to combat the virus, South China Morning Post reported.
Witnessing the present scenario, countries like the US, and China have even announced tentative dates by when they plan to get a vaccine ready.
Chinese health official, Zhang Wenhong, on Saturday said, a successful vaccine against the coronavirus can be administered to humans as early as March in 2021.
"There are uncertainities in developing vaccines. Coronaviruses, including MERS and SARS, have not seen a particularly reliable one so far...the best scenario is that if one of the vaccines that people are making is effective and progressing relatively fast, it should be available as soon as possible from March to June next year," Zhang was quoted by an eminent news agency.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump had expressed confidence that a vaccinne for coronavirus could be available by the end of the year.
Prez Trump during an interview to an eminent state news channel said, "I think we'll have a vaccine by the end of the year."
As the world leaders continue to expedite the date of vaccine, COVID-19 has affected over 4.6 million across the world with more than 3 lakhs deaths.