AccordingtotheUSHealthandHumanServicessecretary, therearenotone, buttwovaccinesthatareshowinghopefuldatafromphase 3 trialslessthan a yearafter a globalpandemicbegan.
Lessthan a yearissignificantbecausemedicalofficialssaynovaccinehaseverbeendevelopedinlessthan 4 years, andmanytake 10 yearsormorebeforetheymakeittoyourdoctor's office.
OnehealthexpertsaysJapanneedstostrengthenitscontacttracingandtestingmeasures, warningthattherecouldbe a resurgenceasJapanrelaxesitsborderrestrictionsat a timewhencasesinthe U.S. andEuropecontinuedtorise.
They'restillrecoveringfromthatdeadlystorm, andnow, likethatsystem, Iotaisthreateningtobring a dangerousstormsurge, a riseinseawaterlevelsblownashoreaswellasrainsthatcouldcauseflashflooding, riverfloodingandmudslides.
Butascustomerssearchfortheirfavoritescoopsonline, itlookslike a pandemiccouldgetUnileverclosertothegoalit's beenworkingtowardsfor a century: icecream, allyearround.