COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Threatened by Vanishing Virus in UK

COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Threatened by Vanishing Virus in UK
Professor Adrian Hill speaks to members of the media at the Jenner Institute in Oxford, UK, on Jan. 16, 2015. Eddie Keogh/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek, Reporter
Updated:

A COVID-19 vaccine trial in the UK has only a 50 percent chance at success, down from earlier estimates of 80 percent, the professor co-leading the development of the vaccine told a British newspaper.

“It is a race, yes. But it’s not a race against the other guys. It’s a race against the virus disappearing, and against time,” professor Adrian Hill told The Telegraph, noting that a decline in transmission of the CCP virus poses a growing challenge to vaccine trials.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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