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Shionogi Aims to Begin Clinical Studies for COVID-19 Vaccine in 2020
Shionogi said on April 27 that it has officially made the decision to develop a prophylactic vaccine against COVID-19 infection. The company is currently in discussions with Japanese regulatory authorities and its research collaborator, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases…
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