LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, the data showed on Monday, keeping alive the hope that it might be in use. for the end of the year . FILE PHOTO: …
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