3,000 people recruited
The UK is launching, what it says, is a "world-first" clinical trial into the impact of a Covid-19 booster vaccine.
Almost 3,000 people aged 30 & over are being recruited by the NHS for the project.
This International Clinical Trials Day, we’re backing a new clinical trial with £19 million of taxpayers’ money
— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) May 20, 2021
This trial will look at the use of current COVID vaccines as booster vaccines, & what part they can play in keeping us safe
Please sign up athttps://t.co/C4GKRQZxyH
It expects to administer the first booster vaccines in early June.
British Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, says more than £19 million pounds will be invested in the project, which will test seven different vaccines:
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