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The first coronavirus vaccine volunteer was Alyssa Granato
The United Kingdom has started the experimental application of the coronavirus vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford. The experimental application began with the initial vaccination of two people on Thursday.
According to the BBC, more than 600 people volunteer to test the coronavirus vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford.
Half of those taking the test will be vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine and the other half will be vaccinated against meningitis, not the coronavirus. Those who get vaccinated will not know they have been vaccinated. Only the doctors will know.
In the coming months, researchers will be able to determine if the vaccines are working by comparing the two groups of people.
The Oxford researchers say that if the vaccine is successfully tested in humans, it will be possible to release millions of doses of the vaccine in September this year.
In addition to the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, Imperial College London is also working on the vaccine.
Coronavirus vaccines are at different stages of development in different countries of the world. The vaccine has already been experimentally tested in the United States and China. This is the third time that the UK has started testing.
In three months, a research team from Oxford University was able to prepare the vaccine. The study was led by Sarah Gilbert, professor of vaccination. He is 80 percent confident that the vaccine will work.
A source from the UK Health and Social Security Authority said: “If the UK developed the first vaccine, it would ensure that only British citizens could benefit from the vaccine.”
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