Human Clinical Trials Begin for Quebec Made COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

Human Clinical Trials Begin for Quebec Made COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken on April 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/Reuters
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Canadian trials have just begun for a prospective COVID-19 vaccine but its Quebec-based manufacturer is already downplaying its potential impact.

Dr. Bruce Clark, president and CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Medicago, cautions observers against holding unrealistic expectations that his product—or any of the numerous vaccines in development globally—will bring the pandemic to a screeching halt.