VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday it had entered into an agreement with Canada to develop a potential vaccine for COVID-19 by 2022 through mid-stage trials conducted exclusively in the country.Canada will contribute around 75% of the U.S.-based company’s development costs and C$55.9 million ($42.2 million) for the project.
Task force worries Trump’s rush to approve COVID-19 vaccine will cause concern in Canada VBI Vaccines said last month that together with the National Research Council Canada it was investigating the vaccine candidate, VBI-2900, in preclinical trials.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]As per the agreement, signed last week, the company’s Ottawa-based unit is obligated to complete the.