Oxford University coronavirus vaccine to begin human trials on Thursday as U.K. ‘throws everything’ at vital breakthrough

The Oxford University project, a collaboration between the university’s Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, opened recruitment for the clinical trial — for healthy adults between 18 and 55 — at the end of March, having begun research on a vaccine against the coronavirus-borne disease COVID-19 in February. Trials will now begin as soon as this Thursday, the health secretary revealed in the government’s daily briefing on Tuesday. Praising the team, Hancock said reaching this stage in normal times would “take years.” MarketWatch