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Philly-area company gets $9 million grant to develop vaccine for new Chinese coronavirus

The company hopes to begin human testing of a vaccine within months.

Passengers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus in the high-speed train station in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The first case of coronavirus in Macao, in a woman who traveled from Wuhan, was confirmed on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Passengers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus in the high-speed train station in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The first case of coronavirus in Macao, in a woman who traveled from Wuhan, was confirmed on Wednesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.Read moreKin Cheung / AP