Singapore scientists to start human trials of Covid-19 vaccine in August
Tuesday, 16 Jun 2020 04:45 PM MYT
More than 100 vaccines are being developed globally, including several already in human trials from the likes of AstraZeneca and Pfizer, to try and control a disease that has infected more than 8 million people and killed over 430,000 worldwide. Antibodies stick to the virus and prevent it from infecting cells, while killer cells, another arm of the immune system, recognise infected cells and destroy them, he said.
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