Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks participating in COVID-19 vaccine study
By Reuters
15 April 2020 |
1:09 pm
Coronavirus survivors Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks are taking part in a medical study to help researchers develop a vaccine in the fight against COVID-19.
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