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Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Ready for Human Trials in US

VOA News

   Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday their experimental
   coronavirus vaccineisbeing deliveredin the U.S. for initial human
   testing.

   U.S.drugmakerPfizer Inc and Germany'sBioNTechSE said if the trials
   prove the vaccine is safe and effective, it could be ready for broad
   distribution in the U.S. by year's end.

   The vaccine could be among the first vaccines approved for use in the
   U.Sfor the virus, which has infected over 1 million people and killed
   about 69,000others, according to John's Hopkins University statistics.
   The U.S. leads the world in infections and fatalities.

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