China approved the first clinical trials on human guinea pigs of an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus on Tuesday. As China fights to prevent a second wave of COVID-19, two experimental vaccines will be tested on humans, state media Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
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In March, China had already given the green light for another clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the Chinese Academy of Military Medical Sciences and the biotechnology company HK CanSino Bio.