As of today, April 23, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. Scientists around the world are working on development of the vaccine against this disease. It should be noted that a large number of various vaccines are being developed simultaneously, and two of them are leading the creative progress. There being used a lot of innovative approaches, partially based on lessons learned from the fight against Ebola and SARS. If successful, it will be the fastest vaccine development and testing process in history.

Researchers are also looking for the drugs that can slow down the spread of the virus in the body and reduce the amount of serious respiratory problems it can cause in sick patients. But even with the fastest methods, the use of drugs against the new disease in humans is possible only after this drugs have been tested for their safety and effectiveness.