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Limits RegistryThe SARS-CoV-2 genome was published on 11 January 2020, and the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine received UK emergency authorization on 2 December 2020 — about 326 days later, the fastest vaccine development timeline in history from pathogen sequencing to public authorization, made possible by pre-existing mRNA platform technology and unprecedented parallel clinical trial funding.
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The SARS-CoV-2 genome was published on 11 January 2020, and the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine received UK emergency authorization on 2 December 2020 — about 326 days later, the fastest vaccine development timeline in history from pathogen sequencing to public authorization, made possible by pre-existing mRNA platform technology and unprecedented parallel clinical trial funding.
The shortest documented time between public release of a novel pathogen's genetic sequence and the first regulatory emergency-use authorization of a vaccine against it, in a major national regulatory jurisdiction.
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Limits Registry. LR-FASTEST-VACCINE-DEVELOPMENT-TIMELINE. Fastest development of a new vaccine from pathogen identification to public authorization. 2026.