BEIJING: China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a Covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccine, records show, as the world's scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen. It comes after US health officials said last week they had started a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine in Seattle.
BEIJING: China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a Covid-19 vaccine, records show, as the world's scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen.
"Volunteers of the Covid-19 phase one trial have already started receiving the vaccine," a staff member involved in the government-funded project said on Sunday. There are currently no approved vaccines or medication for the new disease, which has killed more than 13,000 people worldwide so far.
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