These photos capture the world's first human trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine

Mar 17, 2020

A person peers through the blinds from inside the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the long-term care facility linked to several confirmed coronavirus cases in the state, in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Karen Ducey

A potential vaccine is in sight. Image: REUTERS/Karen Ducey

Sarah Al-Arshani Al-Arshani

Global News Fellow, Business Insider

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A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine for COVID-19. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A syringe containing the first shot given in the trial. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A syringe containing the first shot given in the trial. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Rebecca Sirull gets a shot of the new trial vaccine for COVID-19. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Rebecca Sirull gets a shot of the new trial vaccine for COVID-19. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Jennifer Haller waits for her vaccine shot. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Jennifer Haller waits for her vaccine shot. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte wears heavy gloves as he opens a frozen package of the potential vaccine for COVID-19. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte wears heavy gloves as he opens a frozen package of the potential vaccine for COVID-19. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A tray with a syringe containing a shot that will be used in the clinical trial of the potential COVID-19 vaccine. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

A tray with a syringe containing a shot that will be used in the clinical trial of the potential COVID-19 vaccine. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte takes a package of the potential vaccine out of a freezer. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte takes a package of the potential vaccine out of a freezer. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Neal Browning gets a shot of the potential vaccine. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Neal Browning gets a shot of the potential vaccine. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte opens a package that contains the potential vaccine for COVID-19. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist Michael Witte opens a package that contains the potential vaccine for COVID-19. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Jennifer Haller talks to a pharmacists after she got her first shot. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Jennifer Haller talks to a pharmacists after she got her first shot. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist talk after prepping to administer the vaccine trial, AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Pharmacist talk after prepping to administer the vaccine trial. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of the potential vaccine for COVID-19. Image: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

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