Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

4 common human coronaviruses form part of the collection of viruses we collectively refer to as the common cold.

That considerable effort would have been proportionate to the impact the Common Cold has on the population. I mean, who would buy a vaccine for the common cold. Unless there's a lethal or highly debilitating strain I've missed.

Considerable efforts were also made to finding a SARS vaccine. There is none.

Yes, but now time has moved on, and we find Europe and the US is unable to leave the house. As above, what was a tiny blip barely on the radar, is now the biggest thing going. Where big efforts have been made, you can be sure bigger efforts will be made. The prize is fucking massive, there has never been anything like it. This is a good thing, a reason to be hopeful.

the assumption that we'll be able to find a vaccine against SARS2 because we've been able to develop vaccines for other entirely different types of virus is quite a leap of faith.

Yes, but this is not where I place all my faith, perhaps my post did not make that clear.