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AnGes Jettisons Ancestral COVID-19 Vaccine Program
AnGes said on September 7 that it will terminate the development of its COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate based on the ancestral strain of the novel coronavirus, including high-dose versions, after clinical trials failed to deliver expected results. The Osaka University…
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