In the United States began the most extensive in the world of vaccine trials from COVID-19
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The Agency reminds that in August will begin the final phase of the study vaccine at Oxford University
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In the United States on Monday kicked off the final stage of the world’s largest trial of a vaccine against coronavirus COVID-19, reported the Associated Press (AP).
In testing of the drug involved 30 thousand volunteers. According to the AP, the prototype of this vaccine developed a National institutes of health USA (National Institutes of Health, NIH) together with the biotech company Moderna. Moderna in turn, said that the trial vaccination was carried out in Savannah (GA), which is the first location for testing.
The essence of the research lies in the fact that volunteers will not know whether they received the real vaccine or a placebo. After administration of two doses of scientists will be closely watching what the group of volunteers most susceptible to the disease during the occupation of daily chores, reports “Interfax”.
It is noted that special attention will be given to residents of the areas where the virus continues to spread uncontrollably.
AP reports that earlier in Brazil and in other affected by the coronavirus countries began testing other experimental vaccine, developed by China and Britain, in particular, the University of Oxford.
However, the U.S. government intends to conduct its own testing of any vaccine, which can subsequently be used in the country. According to the plans, each month during the fall will be tested any promising prototype vaccine; in each study will take part to 30 thousand volunteers.
The Agency reminds that in August will begin the final phase of the study vaccines at Oxford University, in September we plan to start testing vaccines company of Johnson & Johnson, and in October – the vaccine company Novavax. Also this summer, pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc. plans to test the vaccine with the participation of 30 thousand volunteers.
If all the work will be to plan, test results and Moderna Oxford will not be available for several months, indicates the Agency.
AP notes that the governments of different countries are already trying to produce several million doses of the potential vaccine in order to in case of test success immediately begin vaccinating its population.
Typically, the creation of a vaccine takes years, but now scientists are much more active as a successful test of a vaccine against coronavirus hope to cope with the pandemic. Work on the vaccine began on 10 January when China revealed the genetic sequence of the new virus.