Article 5H21E Volunteers hired for clinical trial of Covid vaccine made in Scotland

Volunteers hired for clinical trial of Covid vaccine made in Scotland

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Ian Sample Science editor
from Science | The Guardian on (#5H21E)

Valneva hopes to seek approval as soon as summer, paving way for potential booster shots in autumn

Researchers are recruiting thousands of UK volunteers for the final stage clinical trial of a candidate coronavirus vaccine that is being manufactured in Scotland.

Doctors plan to give the Valneva vaccine to 4,000 adults from the beginning of May in a phase 2/3 trial that will run from more than 20 sites across England and two hospitals in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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