1st clinical test in Japan of coronavirus vaccine to start June 30

A clinical test of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus developed by medical startup Anges Inc. will start June 30 in Japan, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said Wednesday, envisioning to put it into practice next year."I think it will be the first clinical test (of a coronavirus vaccine) on humans in Japan," Yoshimura told a press conference, adding that the test will initially target 20 to 30 medical workers at Osaka City University Hospital and expand to hundreds by October.The prefectural and municipal governments of Osaka, which operate universities and hospitals in the western Ja…READ FULL ARTICLE