adminPharmaceutical company to begin trials of UK vaccine from 16 November.
Global pharmaceutical company Janssen will begin clinical trials of its potential vaccine in the UK from today (Monday 16 November), involving 6,000 volunteers across the country.
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US Senate passes bill to criminalise doping in international sport
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Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.96 million
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Islamists say Pakistan agrees to French boycott, end protest
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