Australia’s first needle-free, gene-based COVID-19 vaccine study will be spearheaded in Western Australia by researchers from The University of Western Australia and Telethon Kids Institute.
The $6 million trial, announced by Minister for Health, The Hon Greg Hunt, named the Telethon Kids Institute as one of Australia’s most experienced vaccine trial sites and one of four locations chosen to participate in Phase 1 of the study.
Only the fifth DNA vaccine to enter clinical trials worldwide, and the first one in Australia, the COVIGEN COVID-19 vaccine study will begin by early December and evaluate safety and effectiveness when given to healthy adults.