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    Sanofi-GSK vaccine suffers setback, won't commence Phase 3 trials yet

    A coronavirus vaccine being developed by the French company Sanofi along with the UK's GlaxoSmithKline has suffered a significant setback, after Phase 2 clinical trials showed it to produce an "insufficient immune response," Reuters reports.

    Sanofi's statement noted that the vaccine caused "an immune response comparable to patients who recovered from Covid-19 in adults aged 18 to 49 years, but a low immune response in older adults."

    Sanofi and GSK plan to begin a new study next year.