- The first novel coronavirus vaccine tests will begin Monday in Seattle.
- The vaccine, produced by Moderna Inc, will be given to 45 volunteers in order to determine if it produces harmful side effects.
- Even if the testing goes well, we still may be at least a year away from a publicly-available vaccine against COVID-19.
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Coronavirus vaccine trials are expected to begin on Monday, according to a report from the Associated Press that quotes a US government official. The testing will include dozens of healthy volunteers who will receive the vaccine and then be kept under close observation.
These human trials, which were originally expected to begin this summer before being fast-tracked due to the growing pandemic, are the first step toward a publicly available vaccine. However, even if the trials prove the experimental vaccine is safe and effective, it will still be many months before it can be mass-produced and distributed.
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