Which country set to conduct the first COVID-19 human challenge trials (HCT)?

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 20 February 2021

Which country set to conduct the first COVID-19 human challenge trials (HCT)?

A. Italy

B. UK

C. US

D. India

Explanation:

The UK is set to conduct the first COVID-19 human challenge trials (HCT) within a month from now. The UK government is spending £33.6 million for the trials, being conducted jointly by the government’s Vaccines Taskforce, Imperial College London, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and the clinical company called hVIVO.

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