Moderna, which this month began very early tests of its vaccine candidate in people, also signed a deal with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority , part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Experts have estimated it could be 12 to 18 months before a safe and effective vaccine wins regulatory approval. BARDA hopes to speed up the back end of the vaccine manufacturing process, which involves ensuring that they are made and packaged according to standards set by the US Food and Drug Administration.There are dozens of coronavirus vaccines in development, according to the World Health Organization. But it is still not clear that people develop lasting immunity to this virus, or what it will take for a vaccine to be protective.
Typically, decisions on whether to move forward with a vaccine are made after safety trials and preliminary efficacy trials have been completed. “That is the only option for us to get it on time,” Stoffels said of the early 2021 target. J&J hopes to have data proving its vaccine works by the end of this year.
Stoffels said J&J’s vaccine will be based on the same technology used to make its Ebola vaccine, which has been widely used in people. The company believes it will prove safe. In lab studies, it has produced strong neutralising antibodies to the virus – the type needed to make a successful vaccine.
Yah neh, companies in connection with the US government are exposing themselves. This Corona thing has so many team players involved but soon it will all be in the open for all to see
Pharma & insurance companies will profit greatly on this corona-vaccine. Learn from Rwandans, people first before profit. In SA there's no proactive measures for the nation as yet but already WMC are busy capitalizing on this pandemic.
How can they sign a deal to make vaccines while the US still struggling to make test kits?
As much as we want the antidote is as much as we want to know the root cause of covid 19, it all goes down to deals, sm has hit the jackpot.
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