West China Hospital's Covid-19 vaccine candidate enters mid-stage human trial


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West China Hospital's Covid-19 vaccine candidate enters mid-stage human trial By Reuters - 17 November 2020 People wearing face masks walk on a street, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China November 13, 2020. Image: REUTERS/Aly Song 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 November 17, is expected to recruit 960 participants aged older than 18, the Chinese Clinical...