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PVX-001: open-source Covid-19 vaccine starts Phase 1 trial

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Article URL: https://chronicles.popvax.com/p/popvax-goes-clinical Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50033721 Points: 42 # Comments: 11…

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  • Article URL: https://chronicles.popvax.com/p/popvax-goes-clinical Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50033721 Points: 42 # Comments: 11…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:10:24 UTC.

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  1. Clinical trial of a prion disease drug candidate begins enrolling participants

  2. PVX-001: open-source Covid-19 vaccine starts Phase 1 trial

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