Although the trial provides hope, one of the researchers leading the project urged people to continue heeding social distancing guidelines.
an effective and safe vaccine for the coronavirus alongside efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic.
Government approval is now allowing researchers to move ahead with the second and third phases of testing, which will see more people across a wider age range — including older adults and children — tested. The second phase begins June 1 in the U.K. and researchers hope to launch clinical trials in the United States in the coming weeks.
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