China has given the go-ahead for researchers to begin human safety tests of an experimental Coronavirus vaccine in the race to develop a shot against the Covid-19 epidemic that has killed more than 7000 people worldwide.
Researchers at the Academy of Military Medical Sciences received approval to launch early-stage clinical trials starting this week, the People’s Daily reported on Tuesday.
Scientists in the United States said on Monday that clinical trials had begun for a vaccine developed by its National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the biotech firm Moderna.
The World Health Organisation says they do not expect any approved vaccine to reach the market until the middle of next year.