Clinical trial
Children aged between six and 17 will take part in the brand new trial.
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Participants in Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Leicester, Sheffield, Manchester, Dundee and Belfast can expect to be contacted in the second half of this week.
People involved in the Oxford University trial have stressed there's no cause for concern.
A clinical trial of the vaccine against Covid-19 found it induces an immune response.
Business secretary Alok Sharma said the new agreements would “ensure the UK has the best chance possible of securing a vaccine that protects those most at risk”.
The UK has a stockpile of 200,000 courses of dexamethasone, which significantly reduces the Covid-19 death rate for patients on oxygen.
Frontline workers will be able to take part in a trial of the anti-malaria drug in the UK. Here's the latest.