Coronavirus vaccine developed by UK researchers could prove effective by July, executive says
April 30, 2020 / By Madeline Farber | Fox News
British researchers who are currently conducting human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine will know if it’s effective by the summer, possibly as early as June, according to the chief executive officer of the pharmaceutical company that is working alongside Oxford University scientists in its development.
Pascal Soriot, the head of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, told Sky News that scientists will know if the vaccine works by “June or July.” On Thursday, AstraZeneca announced a partnership with Oxford University in the development and distribution of the potential vaccine, which is being developed by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group. The vaccine entered human clinical trials earlier this month.
“The group in Oxford is one of the best in the world. They have moved very quickly,” said Soriot on Sky News’s “Ian King Live.”
“By June, July we’ll have a first idea already of the efficacy and safety of this vaccine and we’ll need to wait a few more months,” he continued. “But by June, July we should have a pretty good idea already.”
