Brazil announces international partnership to produce Zika vaccine
The Brazilian government will invest $2 million in the project while the amount to be invested by the US side is yet to be disclosed.
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Brasilia: Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro has announced an international partnership to produce a vaccine against the Zika virus, the media reported on Friday.
Castro on Thursday said the two institutions -- Brazil's Evandro Chagas Institute and the University of Texas -- will work to speed up initial research, and a vaccine might be ready for a two-year test in 12 months.
"We know it will take time but we are optimistic that we can develop the vaccine in a shorter time," said Castro.
The Brazilian government will invest $2 million in the project while the amount to be invested by the US side is yet to be disclosed.
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