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Oxford Scientist Says Its Vaccine Is Making Headway, Could Show Efficacy by June

A leading scientist says that prospects appear good but that concerns over safety could be the next hurdle for the vaccine's development

In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo,scientists are at work in the VirPath university laboratory, classified as β€œP3” level of safety as they try to find an effective treatment against the new coronavirus.
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British scientists developing a potential vaccine for theΒ coronavirusΒ hope to see a "signal" as to whether their vaccine candidate is working by June, an official involved in the effort said Sunday on "Meet the Press."

Sir John Bell, the Regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, where one of the leading efforts to develop a vaccine is underway, said that the prospects for Oxford's candidate are "pretty good" and that "as every day goes by, the likelihood of success goes up."

The researchers hope to have enough data from their phase-two trials that "we would get evidence that the vaccine has efficacy by the beginning of June," NBC News reports.

The group at Oxford is one of the many racing toward finding an effective and safe vaccine for the coronavirus alongside efforts to contain the spread of the pandemic.

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