France to enrol 25,000 in COVID-19 vaccines clinical trials

France called for 25,000 adult volunteers on Thursday to enrol in a series of large-scale clinical trials aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of several COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

The Phase II and III trials, which could start as soon as this month, will take place at 24 hospitals across the country. Volunteers are invited to register online.

There is currently no internationally approved vaccine to prevent COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, which has killed over 1 million worldwide.

France’s public research body Inserm, which is in charge of the project, did not name the vaccines that would be assessed and said it was currently holding discussions with drugmakers, adding it would pick the “most promising” candidates for the trials.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-trials/france-to-enrol-25000-in-covid-19-vaccines-clinical-trials-idUSKBN26M6CH

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