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$189m clinical trial, others ground local COVID-19 vaccine production
Published 20 May 2021
Lack of funds is stalling efforts being made by the being made by the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Ede, Osun State, to develop locally made COVID-19 vaccine.
The centre’s Director, Prof Christian Hapi, confirmed this to The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Wednesday.
Hapi, who said the process had started, added that the centre could not proceed to the stage of clinical trials because of lack of funds.
“There are activities for development (of local COVID-19 vaccine). We are at the stage for clinical trials.
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