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Hopes for a successful coronavirus vaccine have been raised after scientists in Oxford reported trials showing positive early results.
Researchers believe they have made a breakthrough after discovering the jab could provide “double protection” against the virus, it has been reported.
The phase 1 trial in healthy adult volunteers showed the vaccine generated an immune response, with blood samples indicating it stimulated the body to produce both antibodies and “killer T-cells”.
That’s according to a source who told the Daily Telegraph that the combination of the two responses “will hopefully keep people safe”, a source told the newspaper.
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