West China Hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters mid-stage human trial


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An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by West China Hospital has entered a mid-stage human test, authorities of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan said on Tuesday. A Phase 2 trial to evaluate the safety and ability to trigger immune response of the hospital’s candidate, taking place from Nov. 17, is expected to recruit 960 participants aged older than 18, the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry data showed. Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding, which has invested in a firm jointly developing the vaccine, said on Monday that Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials could complete within this year. The candidate uses coronavirus protein produced in...