US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Wednesday that he expects COVID-19 vaccines to be ready soon.
According to CNN, Azar said he anticipates "one or two safe and effective" vaccines by the end of the year.
At least two of the six vaccines being evaluated by Pfizer and Moderna have produced promising results in trials.
Azar's remarks come at a time when U.S. public health officials are "seeing a distressing trend".