UK plans £38m centre to start production of coronavirus vaccine
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#53JZ8)
Centre will allow manufacture to begin this summer before it is known whether vaccine works
An experimental coronavirus vaccine will go into production this summer at a rapid deployment facility" before clinical trials have established whether the shots are safe and protect against the infection.
The business secretary, Alok Sharma, said the 38m centre would allow manufacture to begin at scale" this summer in anticipation of the vaccine being shown to work by the end of the year.
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