UK begins Coronavirus vaccine trial as first patient has been injected

The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford.

 

Two volunteers were injected out of more than 800 people recruited for the study.

 

It's been reported that Elisa Granato  who is a scientist, was the first volunteer to be injected. 

Half of those who volunteered will receive the Covid-19 vaccine, and half a control vaccine which protects against meningitis but not coronavirus.

 

The design of the trial means volunteers will not know which vaccine they are getting, though doctors will.

 

The vaccine was developed in under three months by a team at Oxford University.