First Covid-19 vaccine trial moving at a good clip, but officials still 'very concerned'

The first coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is moving along at a good clip, but needs more minorities to enroll if it is to succeed, officials tell CNN

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Antibody cocktail could bridge the gap to a vaccine 02:21Moderna, the first company in the US to conduct a Phase 3 clinical trial, is aiming to enroll 30,000 volunteers. In the first three weeks, it already recruited 8,374, according to an email obtained by CNN from the company to its researchers.

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