Claim: A vaccine for the coronavirus was being trialled in January 2020 days before the outbreak.
Fact-check: The virus in this clinical study is not the coronavirus seen in China in 2019/2020 - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the trial referenced was for a different type of coronavirus—middle east respiratory syndrome .
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2020-01-28T00:00:00