Expert: Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready by September

By September, a coronavirus vaccine could be available, it was announced last evening.

Sarah Gilbert, a professor at Oxford University currently leading Britain's most ambitious vaccine quest, said she was '80% optimistic' that the development of her team would work by fall, according to a report by Daily Mail.

She was hoping that it could be developed by the end of 2020 last month but has now verified the most optimistic scenario after clinical trials are expected to begin in the fortnight to come.

Previously, the government has suggested it will finance the manufacture of millions of vaccine doses that looked promising in advance, allowing for immediate public distribution once produced.

Following previous reports, a vaccine could take 18 months to manufacture, Professor Gilbert said September was the most optimistic scenario for a working drug 'if everything goes perfectly.'

She told the Times: "I think there's a strong chance it would operate on the basis of other things we've done with this type of vaccine."

"t's not just a hunch and as every week goes by we have more data to look at. I would go for 80 percent, that's my personal view."

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus- COVID-19 a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

More cases of the virus, which causes respiratory disease COVID-19, continue to emerge, with outbreaks in South Korea, Italy, and Iran.

People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.