Covid-19: We have no idea where vaccine will come from, says expert
by Sarah Boseley and agencies from Science | The Guardian on (#57XVK)
Comments follow news of delay to Oxford trial after one of UK volunteers fell ill
Nobody can know where the first safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19 will come from, warned one of the UK's leading medical experts, as the trials of the frontrunner, from Oxford University, were put on hold.
The Oxford vaccine appeared to be storming ahead, amid hopes it would have the data to get it approved by a regulator before the end of the year. Last month, Donald Trump was said to be considering pushing for it to be fast-tracked in the US before the presidential election in November.
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