Multiple vaccine candidates show early promise; inhaled interferon helps severe COVID-19 patients


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  • Tuesday, 21 Jul 2020

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labelled with "Vaccine" stickers seen near a medical syringe in front of displayed "Coronavirus COVID-19" words in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

(Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

Early tests of COVID-19 vaccines yield promising results

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