Well, this is my thinking too but I'm just wondering if there is some science that I am missing (you know, those pesky facts that might justify the current sky-is-falling narrative).
I am also of the same impression that a year delay is just a delay due to clinical trials. However, that is not mentioned in the reporting. The impression given is that the virus is so deadly and so complex that it is some superspecial virus. If the true reason for a delay is the (mundane) reason of clinical trials, it detracts from the hyperbole of their hysterical reporting. Of course, if covid-19 was so virulent and such a big threat then a similar protocol would be invoked to that used for ebola with regards to introduction.
@AM9. If an earlier study of ebola allowed the vaccine to be produced quickly, couldn't the same be said of previous corona viruses. After all, it is a corona virus and I suspect there are probably proven vaccines (and protocols for making them) already in production. A minor adaptation for the current strain of covid-19 would appear to be routine unless I am missing something. Again, this would detract from the general media hysteria.
I would have thought that there might also have been some discussion of the effectiveness of broad spectrum antiviral drugs in treatment by now.
There seems to be little rational discussion or reporting at the moment.