Medical startup AnGes says it has begun Japan’s first human testing of a possible coronavirus vaccine.

The jab is based on DNA technology, a method that stimulates immune responses in patients ad is easier to mass produce.

The trials will run at Osaka City University Hospital until July 31 next year, the company said.

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It comes as human tests begin on an alternative vaccine in India. Nearly 150 are in development worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, as countries race to find a cure.

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