The Oxford University team think there's a good chance they'll have a vaccine available as early as September. A university team, so not big-pharma. E.g. https

The Oxford University team think there's a good chance they'll have a vaccine available as early as September. A university team, so not big-pharma. E.g. https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/04/23/a-close-look-at-the-frontrunning-coronavirus-vaccines-as-of-april-23 https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/04/23/a-... Human trials have already begun, so they seem reasonably confident that it's safe and works. I think a lot of the time taken to develop vaccines historically is due to lack of resources. That's not a problem in the current climate.