Chinese researchers plan to study using a Covid-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics as a booster shot for people who have already been inoculated with other vaccines, clinical trial registration data showed.

Reuters reports a total of 300 healthy adults aged 18-59 years will be recruited for the trial.

Some participants who have received either one or two doses of inactivated vaccine will receive a booster shot from CanSinoBIO. The rest will be given the Sinovac vaccine as a booster for comparison.

A teacher looks at a dose of China's CanSino Covid-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination for teachers and school staff in Mexico City, Mexico, May 18. — Reuters
A teacher looks at a dose of China's CanSino Covid-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination for teachers and school staff in Mexico City, Mexico, May 18. — Reuters

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