July 6, 2020

Late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials to start this summer

By: Judy Mathias

Tags: CDC, COVID-19, Disaster Planning, FDA, Immunization, Infection Prevention, Occupational Hazards, Patient Safety, Patient Safety, Safety

Editor's Note

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine candidates will start moving into late-stage clinical trials by the end of July, continuing through the summer and into fall, the July 2 Reuters reports.

The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr Francis Collins, also said the administration’s vaccine-acceleration program could generate a safe, effective vaccine by year-end.

Late-stage COVID-19 vaccine trials to start this summer

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