The US biotech firm Moderna reported what appears to be very positive results from its first human trial of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine on Monday.

Not exclusively did the immunization lead to the production of antibodies in eight human test subjects, however, the antibody additionally kept the infection that causes Covid-19 from duplicating in the lungs of mice.


Moderna said that eight patients treated with the immunization at two distinctive portion levels built up indistinguishable degrees of antibodies in their blood from is found in the serum of individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 infections.

The degrees of antibodies in the mice, which was adequate to block the virus, was also the same as the levels found in the humans dosed with the vaccine.

The data were limited and from only a small number of participants in the trial, led by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. But they are still likely to be seen as encouraging. Research intended to build up a vaccine against SARS, a related virus responsible for a 2002-2003 outbreak, showed that neutralizing antibodies are vital for achieving protection.

A Phase 2 trial has just been given approval by the Food and Drug Administration. CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company is pushing forward with a Phase 3 trial set to start in July and is ramping up its capacity to manufacture the vaccine.

“We are investing to scale up manufacturing so we can maximize the number of doses we can produce to help protect as many people as we can from SARS-CoV-2,” Bancel said, referring to the virus that causes Covid-19.

“These interim Phase 1 data, while early, demonstrate that vaccination with mRNA-1273 elicits an immune response of the magnitude caused by natural infection,” said the company’s chief medical officer, Tal Zaks, in an announcement. “When combined with the success in preventing viral replication in the lungs of a pre-clinical challenge model at a dose that elicited similar levels of neutralizing antibodies, these data substantiate our belief that mRNA-1273 has the potential to prevent COVID-19 disease and advance our ability to select a dose for pivotal trials.”

The company said that the vaccine appeared safe and well-tolerated, and no serious adverse events had been reported.


https://pepedem.com/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-major-breakthrough-as-us-biotech-company-moderna-trial-shows-positive-result/

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