Brazil university in talks to test Italian coronavirus vaccine

The Federal University of Sao Paulo (Unifesp) is in talks to test a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Italian researchers, the dean of the Brazilian university told Reuters. With the world's worst outbreak outside the United States, Brazil has become a key front in the global race for a vaccine, as vaccine clinical trials are likely to yield results faster in places where the virus is widespread. 'We are already in advanced discussions with Italy's Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute,' Unifesp President Soraya Smaili said in an interview on Wednesday. 'We expect to bring it here, the accord is already moving forward and we'll be able to do a lot of studies with this vaccine.'