The U.K. trial will enroll 4,000 participants who will receive two doses of either vaccine. The primary end point of Cov-Compare will be to determine immune response two weeks after completion of a two-dose immunization schedule administered in a four-week interval.

Pending results, Valneva plans to submit the vaccine for initial approval later this year, the company stated.

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