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Coronavirus vaccine breakthrough means human trials could happen 'by June'

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A vaccine for the Covid-19 strain of coronavirus is being developed by UK scientists and could be ready for human trials by the summer.

Researchers led by Mucosal Infection and Immunity head Dr Robin Shattockq are hopeful after trials on mice were successful, reports the Daily Mirror .

The next step of the process is already under way with tests going on in Paris to see if the vaccine works on monkeys.Senior researcher Dr Paul McKay of Imperial College London revealed the team have applied to the Medical Research Council for funding to conduct human clinical trials.Dr McKay told the Express: "I've got results from a month after I injected [the mice] and the vaccine works really, really well."If we get the funding for the human clinical

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