MHRA approves COVID-19 vaccine trial in 7 working days
An application for the COVID-19 Oxford Vaccine Trial was made on 18 March and approved on 26 March. The procedures for tailored scientific advice and guidance and a speedy approval process are part of MHRA’s pledge to prioritise clinical trial applications submitted for COVID-19.
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
SPS commentary:
The BBC reports that the first two patients, of more than 800 recruited, have been treated in the placebo-controlled COVID-19 vaccine trial.