An Israeli national research institute will begin human trials of a coronavirus vaccine after the High Holiday season ends in October. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz made the announcement Thursday after visiting the Defense Ministry’s Institute for Biological Research in central Israel, about 13 miles from Tel Aviv. The vaccine has already been tested successfully on…
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