Coronavirus: German/US vaccine candidate cleared for Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials
30 July 2020 |
1:18 pm
The coronavirus vaccine candidate was approved for a global trial of 30,000 participants, according to the CEO of Biontech, Ugur Sahin. Biotechnology firms across the globe are racing to find a vaccine or vaccines.
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