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COVID-19: UK volunteers to be deliberately exposed to COVID in world-first trial
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February 17, 2021
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1:53Now PlayingA world-leading study has been given the green light to find volunteers who will be exposed to coronavirus in a bid to speed up the manufacture of new vaccines.
It has just been approved by the UK's clinical trials ethics body, and will see up to 90 people aged 18-30 exposed to the disease in "a safe and controlled environment".
The goal is to help to identify the most effective vaccines and accelerate their development.
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