STL universities to test COVID-19 vaccines

The Washington University School of Medicine and the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development will test COVID-19 vaccines as part of nationwide clinical trials.

Tens of thousands of Americans are expected to participate in the trials organized by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The St. Louis universities plan to recruit 3,000 participants from the region.

The SLU trial reportedly will test a vaccine developed by Moderna. The Washington University trial was not listed on a federal registry, and officials with the school declined to say which vaccine they would be testing.

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