Claim: "40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?"
Fact-check: Fact-checking post on COVID-19 vaccine comparison
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Miriam Valverde
Date published: 2020-12-10T00:00:00