Oxford University said on Friday it is recruiting thousands of volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it says are 'progressing very well'.
Small bottles labeled with a"Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020.Oxford University said on Friday it is recruiting thousands of volunteers for the next phase in human trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it says are"progressing very well".
The university, in south central England, began initial trials in April, administering more than 1,000 immunisations, with follow-up currently ongoing, it added. "We are now initiating studies to evaluate how well the vaccine induces immune responses in older adults, and to test whether it can provide protection in the wider population."
"It is a very difficult question to know exactly when we will have proof that the vaccine works," he said.Much depended on having enough people who had been exposed to COVID-19 in the trial's next phase, he added.
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