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4 Covid-19 vaccines may soon enter the clinical-trial stage: Harsh Vardhan

There are over 100 candidate vaccines which are at different levels of development

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that at least four of the 14 candidate vaccines for novel coronavirus in the country may enter the clinical trial stage very soon.

In a social media interaction with BJP leader G V L Narasimha Rao, the Minister said within five months, four of the vaccine candidates in the country may enter the clinical trial stage.


Rao asked the Health Minister about the status of the development of the vaccines in the country. The Minister said,

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