⁍ Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa on Tuesday authorized AstraZeneca to test its COVID-19 vaccine.
⁍ Federal University of Sao Paulo: The increase in volunteers will help provide more solid results.
⁍ Volunteers over the age of 18 are being sought in the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul.
– Brazil has given the green light to an additional 5,000 volunteers to take part in a clinical trial of an AstraZeneca vaccine designed to fight meningitis B, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Federal University of Sao Paulo, which is running the trial, says it is looking for volunteers over the age of 18 in the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul at opposite ends of Brazil.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-brazil/brazil-authorizes-additional-5000-volunteers-for-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2662OX