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NIBIOHN, US Biotech to Develop COVID-19 Replicon RNA Vaccine; Japan PII Eyed Next Summer
The National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) will collaborate with US-based VLP Therapeutics to develop a replicon RNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus, with the aim of commencing a PII study in Japan around next July. The…
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