The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has discussed the artificial womb with experts and may give their decision regarding human trials late this year. Read to learn more.
Human challenge trials have been a part of developing cures for many diseases over the last century. A UK-based campaign called 1 Day Sooner are asking young people around the world to join the first coronavirus human challenge trials.
Scientists from Sechenov University said they have already finished human trials for a coronavirus vaccine and results have proven the medication's effectiveness. But there are no reports yet on its commercial reproduction.
The U.S. Army’s coronavirus vaccine contender was chosen to start human trials as early as this month. After giving off favorable results in mice studies, SpFN will be tried on humans to determine its safety and efficiency before being considered for public use.
The first human trials of an investigational vaccine against West Nile virus have begun. Researchers will evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in the clinical trials which are taking place at Duke University. Currently there is no approved vaccine for use in humans.