Covid-19 Research Is Moving Incredibly Fast

Contrasting it with the usual scientific research process

A researcher is at work at VirPath university laboratory on February 5, 2020 as they try to find an effective coronavirus treatment. Photo: Jeff Pachoud/Getty Images

Upon hearing that treatments for Covid-19 are months or even years away, the public’s common response seems to be a mix of frustration, hopelessness, and anger. As a scientist, my reaction is quite different: I’m amazed by the breakneck speed with which researchers are attacking this scientific…