Lazio Governor Nicola Zingaretti said
Friday that human trials of an Italian-developed vaccine will
start at Rome's Spallanzani infectious-diseases hospital later
this month.
"The first doses of a completely Italian-made vaccine, ready for
human testing, have arrived at the Spallanzani," Zingaretti, who
is also leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), said
via Facebook.
"Funded by the Lazio region with an investment of five million
euros together with the research ministry.
"It will be administered to 90 volunteers from August 24".
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