With the virus still spreading quickly in the country, it is seen as an ideal testing ground for vaccine candidates. FMTNews Coronavirus vaccines
Researchers prepare an instrument to sample airborne sewage droplets at the Santa Marta slum, in Rio de Janeiro on July 27.
That is bad news in every way but one: it makes the South American country an ideal testing ground for potential vaccines against the virus. Levi, 53, works at the Specialized Clinic for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Immunizations in Sao Paulo, the epicentre of the outbreak in Brazil, where more than 2.5 million people have been infected so far, with more than 90,000 deaths.Last week, Brazil also became the first country carrying out Phase 3 trials of Chinese vaccine CoronaVac, developed by pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech.
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