Brazil approves human trials for potential Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

Brazil is the second-worst hit country for coronavirus cases and deaths after the United States, leading many companies to seek out clinical trials here.

BRASILIA: Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa today said it had approved stage 3 clinical trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical subsidiary Janssen.

Brazil is the second-worst hit country for coronavirus cases and deaths after the United States, leading many companies to seek out clinical trials here. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine candidate is the fourth to be approved for human trials in Brazil, Anvisa said in its statement.

Z24 News

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Next Post

Sweden temporarily pulls its diplomats out of North Korea

Tue Aug 18 , 2020
STOCKHOLM: Sweden said today it had temporarily withdrawn all its diplomats from North Korea, where its embassy also represents the interests of the United States and several other nations, partly due to issues linked to the coronavirus pandemic. Most other Western nations which have diplomatic relations with Pyongyang, including Germany, […]

Share

Social menu is not set. You need to create menu and assign it to Social Menu on Menu Settings.