Preclinical vaccines not yet in human trials 140 Phase 1 vaccines in small-scale safety trials 19 Phase 2 vaccines in expanded safety trials eleven Phase 3 vaccines in large-scale efficacy trials 3 Approved vaccines approved for general use 0 0 Source: WHO. Last update July 17 Researchers from around the …
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