Melbourne to host first clinical trial in southern hemisphere of potential COVID-19 vaccine

Dr Nita Patel looks at a computer model showing the protein structure of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at Novavax labs in Maryland

Dr Nita Patel looks at a computer model showing the protein structure of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at Novavax labs in Maryland Source: Getty

Around 130 people aged between 18 and 59 in Melbourne and Brisbane have volunteered to participate in a vaccine trial.


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