- An early COVID-19 vaccine is quickly being readied for human trials.
- The company behind the drug, Moderna, hoped to have human testing underway by summer, but now says it could begin within weeks.
- Even if the vaccine is safe and effective, it will still take many months before it’s widely available.
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One of the first US companies to come up with a viable vaccine candidate for the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly approaching its first human trials. The treatment was developed by Moderna, which provided the National Institutes of Health with samples of its vaccine in preparation for the eventual trials that will determine whether it is effective in preventing the virus from infecting a patient.
Initially, it was believed that the trials wouldn’t be able to begin until summer, but that timeline has dramatically shifted. The priority now is finding a treatment that works, but even if Moderna’s drug is effective, that doesn’t mean it’ll be available any time soon.
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Coronavirus vaccine poised to begin human trials originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 12 Mar 2020 at 16:17:09 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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