UPMC Among Locations Working On Potential Coronavirus Vaccines

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC is among the 87 locations where trials for the next phase of a coronavirus vaccine will be conducted.The information about positive results in the first phase was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday.Forty-five volunteers participated in the first phase of trials of a vaccine developed by Moderna.The trials triggered an immune response in all of the volunteers who only experienced mild side-effects, including fatigues, chills, and muscle pain