Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development with large-scale trials and ...
Brazil, which is the primary global producer for yellow fever vaccines, is renowned for its expertise in vaccines AFP/Douglas MAGNORIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development with large-scale trials and the production of millions of doses on the horizon.on Tuesday - creating the necessary conditions for testing a vaccine's efficiency.
"If we manage to recruit these volunteers while the curve is still rising, we hope to get results quickly, as early as November," added Clemens, who is also the head of the Institute for Global Health at the University of Sienna, in Italy.
The leaders for two of the most advanced coronavirus vaccine projects - Oxford University, in partnership with AstraZeneca labs, and China's Sinovac - will carry out clinical testing in Brazil. AFP/Douglas MAGNOMeanwhile, the government of Sao Paulo state will start on Jul 20 testing for the vaccine by the Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac on 9,000 volunteers.
"We will have the autonomy necessary to meet the demand from Brazil, but also other Latin American countries," he said.
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