WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER CORONAVIRUS ENDS

Life will change as we wait until next year for a corona virus vaccine, experts say

As corona virus sweeps across the nation, with some states seeing drops in numbers while hot spots emerge in others, experts warn it's unlikely a vaccine will be ready this year.

Over 73,000 people have died of the virus and more than 1.2 million are infected as of Thursday in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Vaccines to prevent Covid-19 infections are racing through development at unprecedented speeds, with one maker, Moderna Inc., announcing Thursday it would soon begin a phase 2 study for its potential vaccine after getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.

President Donald Trump had said a vaccine would be available by December, then appeared this week to back off his claim. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, has said it's possible to have a corona virus vaccine by January. But scientists won't know if vaccines can prevent infection until April or May next year, said Dr. Mark Mulligan, director of the Vaccine Center at New York University's Langone Health.