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Papua New Guinea demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners
Rod McGuirk
The Associated Press
Published Friday, August 21, 2020 7:18AM EDT
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- Papua New Guinea blocked the arrival of a flight carrying workers from China after a Chinese mine operator said its employees were given a coronavirus vaccine in a possible unauthorized trial, authorities said Friday.
The Pacific nation's pandemic response controller, David Manning, banned COVID-19 vaccine trials after Ramu NiCo Management (MCC) Ltd. said it vaccinated Chinese employees.
Pharmaceutical companies in China and other countries are racing to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. A Chinese drug company is testing a vaccine on volunteers in Indonesia. But none has been approved for general use...
Papua New Guinea demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners
Rod McGuirk
The Associated Press
Published Friday, August 21, 2020 7:18AM EDT
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -- Papua New Guinea blocked the arrival of a flight carrying workers from China after a Chinese mine operator said its employees were given a coronavirus vaccine in a possible unauthorized trial, authorities said Friday.
The Pacific nation's pandemic response controller, David Manning, banned COVID-19 vaccine trials after Ramu NiCo Management (MCC) Ltd. said it vaccinated Chinese employees.
Pharmaceutical companies in China and other countries are racing to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus. A Chinese drug company is testing a vaccine on volunteers in Indonesia. But none has been approved for general use...