US begins first human trial of coronavirus vaccine

Tue, Mar 17, 2020 - 7:07 AM

The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease has begun in Seattle, US health officials said on Monday.

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[WASHINGTON] The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against coronavirus disease has begun in Seattle, US health officials said on Monday.

"The open-label trial will enroll 45 healthy adult volunteers ages 18 to 55 years over approximately six weeks," the US National...

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