Oxford University Just Injected The First Participants in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
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Oxford University Just Injected The First Participants in a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Oxford University is launching a human trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine, with the daunting aim of making a successful jab available to the public later this year. Of the more than 100 research projects around the world to find a vaccine - described by the United Nations as the only route back to "normality" - seven are currently in clinical trials

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