Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to allow volunteers to be exposed to the COVID-19 virus to advance medical research into the pandemic. The study will initially seek to establish the smallest amount of virus needed to cause infection, it said. Volunteers could then be given vaccine candidates before being exposed to the virus. British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said the study would help to find the best and most effective vaccines for use over the longer term. The government’s vaccines task force, Imperial College London, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and clinical company?

Source: Standard Digital February 17, 2021 10:30 UTC