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The current one was designed in a day by czeche
Per my understanding.
It's approval (and then mass production) that takes a while, and as others have posted if it's similar to an existing vaccine that can be expedited.
In all seriousness, the mRNA vaccine technology is starting to get into Star Trek realm. In several episodes the crew encounters a new virus and the doctor whips up an antivenom/etc to counter the virus. This is likely to become a similar technology. As others have also mentioned, an obvious target is the flu, since we can adjust the vaccine so much more quickly, and the efficacy of this vaccine will likely continue to be much more effective. Other viruses should prove likewise treatable. Cancers also a possibility.