The World Health Organisation says it does not expect a COVID-19 vaccine to be widely available until the middle of next year.
A spokesperson announced the clinical trials of multiple vaccines across the world were promising but acknowledged the third and most rigorous phase of testing would take the longest.
The global body said health care workers and other vulnerable groups would likely be the first to receive vaccines. They also stressed a vaccine for the coronavirus was a 'global public good' that must be available to the entire world.
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