Media Outlets Report On COVID-19 Treatment, Vaccine Research

Bloomberg: A Fast-Moving Virus Pits Treating Patients Against Finding a Cure (Langreth/Griffin, 4/5).

The Guardian: When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready? (Spinney, 4/6).

New Yorker: The Quest for a Pandemic Pill (Hutson, 4/13).

STAT: This tiny federal agency was built to respond to a crisis like coronavirus. Now that it’s here, is BARDA ready? (Florko, 4/6).

STAT: Gilead ramps up production of experimental Covid-19 treatment amid criticism over access (Silverman, 4/5).

The Telegraph: Coronavirus Q&A: When will there be a vaccine and when will testing kits be available? Our expert answers your questions (Newey, 4/6).

USA TODAY: A coronavirus vaccine is being developed in record time. But don’t expect that technology to speed up flu vaccines — yet (Jansen, 4/6).

VOA News: COVID-19 Renews Quest for Coronavirus Vaccine (Pearson, 4/5).

Washington Post: Power Up: The coronavirus vaccine race is on. But we probably won’t see one this year (Alemany, 4/6).

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