Coronavirus vaccine still months away

Much of the concern about the coronavirus stems from the fact that there is currently no vaccine. Prevention of the spread of in... [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 28 January 2020 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair [Lynne Anderson] A note from... Lynne Anderson Senior Health + Medicine Editor Much of the concern about the coronavirus stems from the fact that there is currently no vaccine. Prevention of the spread of infectious diseases, such as influenza and measles, depends upon getting people vaccinated. This could be a big factor in whether or not the outbreak worsens. The good news is that researchers at several labs across the world are on the case and trying to create an effective vaccine for the coronavirus. The bad news: [It could be months before one is available](, explain Aubree Gordon, a professor of public health at the University of Michigan, and Florian Krammer, a virologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Also today: - [Impeachment may reshape balance of power]( - [Is there an epidemic of workplace rudeness?]( - [How global patent laws keep drug prices high]( Top story A security guard wears a mask at Manila’s international airport. Aaron Favila/AP Photo [When will there be a coronavirus vaccine? 5 questions answered]( Aubree Gordon, University of Michigan; Florian Krammer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai One of the dangers of the new coronavirus is that there is no treatment – and no vaccine. But researchers had already been at work on vaccines for close-related viruses. Politics + Society - [After the trial’s over, President Trump’s impeachment battles could determine who holds real power in the US government]( Barbara L. 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