Coronavirus Update: Human Vaccine Challenge Study Gains UK Backing
Plus: India To Review Treatment After WHO Trial Results
Executive Summary
The UK backs the world's first COVID-19 human challenge studies to accelerate research – though the first results will not be ready until mid-2021.
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