We must not be tempted to bypass safety in the race for a coronavirus vaccine
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Last week, US biotech company Moderna commenced the first clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19.
Similar studies are reportedly being planned in the US, China, Israel, Australia and elsewhere, with at least 20 potential vaccines under development.