Italy kicked off human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, joining a global effort to develop a response to the virus which has ...
Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital Health Director Francesco Vaia gestures on the day of the first human trials of an Italian-developed coronavirus disease vaccine, with doses administered to 90 volunteers over 7 months, in Rome, Italy, August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Yara NardiROME: Italy kicked off human trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Monday , joining a global effort to develop a response to the virus which has shown signs of resurging in Europe.
Medical staff is seen at the Lazzaro Spallanzani infectious diseases hospital on the day of the first human trials of an Italian-developed coronavirus disease vaccine, with doses administered to 90 volunteers over 7 months, in Rome, Italy, August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi The potential vaccine, called GRAd-COV2, was developed by ReiThera, a company based in Rome. The Lazio region, around the Italian capital, said in a statement early trials, including on animals, had delivered positive results.
"Our country's minds and research are at the service of the global challenge to defeat COVID," Health Minister Roberto Speranza wrote on Facebook announcing the start of the trial.
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