Coronavirus vaccine update: China’s Sinovac vaccine appears safe, Russia’s results of 10k volunteers soon

Coronavirus vaccine update: China’s Sinovac vaccine appears safe, Russia’s results of 10k volunteers soon

China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine appears to be safe in its late-stage trial being conducted in Brazil. The Brazilian institute conducting the clinical trials has made the announcement. The Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, which is in its Phase III trials currently will be sharing data of 10,000 volunteers around November. Meanwhile, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft … Read more

UK volunteers could be given virus to test vaccine

UK volunteers could be given virus to test vaccine

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Scientists around the globe are working on potential vaccines for coronavirus The UK could be the first country in the world to carry out Covid “challenge trials” – where healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with coronavirus to test possible vaccines. It is understood the studies – first reported by the … Read more