Author: Vitaliy Dadalyan

Trump Could Get His Vaccine Before Election Day

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- When we think of the word “vaccine,” we usually think of it in the singular, but there are really two types — active and passive. When it comes to Covid-19, the latter type may arrive quicker than you think.Active vaccines are the kind we’re all familiar with — the shots we get to inoculate us against polio, flu, etc. — and these are the type that are being developed as a safeguard against coronavirus by drugmakers including AstraZeneca Plc, Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. They work by pushing the immune system, without causing an infection, to create antibodies in response to a virus or bacteria, which then helps prepare the body to successfully fend off a potential future infection.Most of these vaccine treatments are the subject of large and lengthy trials, with approvals seen as months, rather than weeks, away. On Wednesday, Moderna's CEO said the company won't be able to apply for authorization of...