SAN FRANCISCO, April 01, (THEWILL) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that there are more than 50 trials for a vaccine on COVID-19.
Fiona Braka, country officer for WHO in Nigeria, made this known when she appeared on a Channels Television programme on Tuesday,
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in December, at least 828,000 persons have so far been infected while more than 40,700 have died.
Braka said while there is no vaccine for the disease yet, but WHO is fast-tracking the process of producing one.
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She said: “We currently have over 50 vaccine trials that are in place, trying to work round the clock to fast-track the vaccine development process, and we continue to keep countries informed of that process.
“When it comes to treatment, WHO is leading a multi-country clinical trial. So far, 45 countries have signed up for that.”
The WHO country director added that what is being adopted is a “solidarity trial” that would “test different drugs in four different arms against the normal standard of care we are currently implementing.”
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