LONDON — Hopes of an effective COVID-19 vaccine being developed in the near future have been raised after two separate studies showed potential positive results, British media reported Thursday. A University of Oxford trial showed its prototype vaccine generated an immune response against the virus, the reports said. The top US infectious diseases official, Anthony Fauci, has called the Moderna results "really quite good news". Meanwhile, a third group, BioNTech, a German company in partnership with US pharma giant Pfizer, plans to carry out its own trials on a vaccine involving 30,00 people. RELATED: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine enters final stage trial this month

Source: Philippine Star July 16, 2020 10:52 UTC