Vical moves SARS vaccine at unprecedented speed into the clinic

The US firm Vical has shown that innovation is still alive and kicking in the industry – Phase I data on its potential SARS vaccine has been published only 19 months after the release of the genetic sequence of the coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome.

The US firm Vical has shown that innovation is still alive and kicking in the industry – Phase I data on its potential SARS vaccine has been published only 19 months after the release of the genetic sequence of the coronavirus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome.

The results of the Phase I study of the vaccine, conducted at the US National Institutes of Health, were published...

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