AstraZeneca virus vaccine shows promise in trial

UK company expects to begin Japan tests in August

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Some of the many vaccines being rushed through development are starting to show promise. © Reuters

MINORU SATAKE and AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writers

LONDON/TOKYO -- A coronavirus vaccine being developed by British pharmaceutical AstraZeneca and Oxford University showed a robust immune response in the early phases of its trial.

The company is expected to begin trials in Japan in August as the world waits for a vaccine to stop the pandemic.

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