Spain gets green light to test homegrown COVID vaccine on humans, PM says

FILE PHOTO: Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a news conference after a meeting with King Felipe at Marivent Palace in Mallorca as part of their annual summer meeting in the island, Spain, August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s medicines agency has authorized the first round of clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Spanish company Hipra, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters on Wednesday.

“Spain’s medicines and health products agency has just authorized clinical tests of the Spanish COVID vaccine on humans,” Sanchez said at a news conference in Lanzarote.

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