Over 500 people recruited; vaccine already tested in several different animal species

Scientists hypothesizing that other shots, including anti-tuberculosis, could invigorate immune system; WHO warns against using method on virus patients until research bears it out

Head of secretive defense facility tells Netanyahu the institute will soon start testing on animals, but working vaccine still long way off

Compared with the decentralized health system in the US, the Jewish state's reaction to COVID-19 has been relatively swift and well-organized, says data scientist Dr. Martin Zand

Dr. Anne Schuchat says Jews know what it's like to be stigmatized, as she pushes for tight-knit, yet socially distant response to COVID-19, predicting that battle may take years

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases also says millions of Americans will be infected by the virus

Chloroquine already being prescribed as possible treatment for COVID-19, but official okay for use of anti-malarial drug still requires testing, FDA head says

Israeli-American Dr. Ofer Levy heads PVP, which is among 40 research groups aiming to trample COVID-19. As lives hang in the balance, his work focuses on the elderly

Operations manager at a small tech company receives injection in Seattle as world breathlessly races for cure, which will likely take at least a year

Tests on 45 young, healthy volunteers to begin in Washington state, but officials caution it will take a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine