Coronavirus vaccine trial by Imperial College London begins
by Guardian staff and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#54N4Z)
Professor says early vaccines may not stop virus being contracted but prevent recipients developing severe Covid-19 illness
Researchers at Imperial College London will this week begin clinical trials of a possible coronavirus vaccine in 300 people.
The healthy participants, aged between 18 and 70, will all receive two doses of the vaccine over the coming weeks, and the hopes is that tests could then move on to 6,000 volunteers if there is an effective immune response.
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