The development of the Covid-19 vaccine in Australia was abandoned on Friday after clinical trials in the subjects involved in the initial phase of the trial produced false positive HIV results.
R Ernesto Benavids
The development of this vaccine was abandoned for fear that it could weaken people’s confidence
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the result is a plan to buy millions of doses of the candidate’s vaccine and increase orders for alternatives to AstraZeneca and Novax instead.
Load error
“The University of Queensland vaccine will not be able to proceed on the basis of scientific advice, and it will no longer appear as part of Australia’s vaccination plan,” Morrison said.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the candidate’s vaccine, which was still in a phase test at the University of Queensland, used a small amount of HIV protein as a “molecular clamp”, but the antibody responded to the HIV infection. Could interfere with screening, Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
Although the vaccine proved promising to suppress Covid-19 and there was no possibility of HIV infection, the development was abandoned for fear that it could erode public confidence in vaccines, said Health Secretary Brendan Murphy. Said.
Video: Two health care workers in the UK have an allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine (CBS Chicago)
Click to enlarge
Now the next
“It might have worked very well like the vaccine, but we can’t come up with an issue with confidence,” Murphy said.
Paul Young, a professor at the University of Queensland, insisted that the HIV protein used in the vaccine was “completely harmless” and that there was no health risk to those who took part in the tests.
The government said the announcement would not change the planned roll-out of other vaccines starting in March.
Australia A small amount of infections are reported every day in Australia, the government said, adding that it could adopt a relatively cautious approach to vaccination compared to countries with large outbreaks.
Of Australia’s population of 250 million, 28,000 cases of Covid-19 have been reported, with 900 deaths.
Al / Jah
Continue reading
