Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel thinks a COVID-19 vaccine is closer than markets think, and could be here by the end of the fall

• Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine is closer than markets think.
• "We may find ourselves with a workable vaccine for high risk individuals by the end of the fall, early winter," he said on the news platform's "Trading Nation."
• "We've had almost no setbacks in the schedule developing the vaccine, and I think that's where upside surprises can occur," he added.
• His comments came as Moderna reported progress towards a workable vaccine this week.
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A coronavirus vaccine is closer than markets think, Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel told CNBC on Tuesday.

"We've had almost no setbacks in the schedule developing the vaccine, and I think that's where upside surprises can occur," Siegel said on CNBC's Trading Nation.

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