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Army Researchers ‘Very Optimistic’ About Having Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Available By End Of 2020

Army Researchers ‘Very Optimistic’ About Having Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Available By End Of 2020
Lt. Col. Kurt E. Schaecher briefs Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy at a Walter Reed National Military Medical Center facility on Fort Belvoir, Va., about health care measures implemented to handle COVID-19, March 20, 2020. (Sgt. James Harvey)

The Army’s lead for COVID-19 vaccine development said Tuesday the service is “very optimistic” it could have a vaccine available for portions of the population, or at least in place for large-scale clinical trials, by the end of year. Army officials told reporters the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) will make a decision next week on moving forward with the most promising version of the various vaccines it's worked on, with plans to begin initial clinical human trials…

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