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Dr. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples at the Novavax Labs in Gathersburg, Maryland on March 20, 2020, a lab developing a vaccine for Corovirus, Covid-19. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images)
Early-stage clinical trial results show that the candidate for the Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Novav Ax, is safe and has an immune response, according to a study published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. The company had earlier announced the results in early August.
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial – using a gold-standard method of study – scientists vaccinated 131 healthy adults in May with a vaccine or a placebo, saline. Ritter people were vaccinated with an agent assistant to boost the body’s immune response. Another 25 were vaccinated without a booster and 23 received a placebo. Participants also received a second injection after the first 21 days.
The volunteers came from two locations in Australia and were all under the age of 60. People who had Covid-19 or recovered from Covid-19 were excluded from the hearing.
In a first-stage trial, doctors often look to see if the vaccine is safe, but also check to see if it responds.
For 35 days, participants were asked to note any possible symptoms or distress. If there were any symptoms, the volunteers were also given a swab test for Covid-19, and tested 35 days after the first injection.
At day 35, there were no serious or unusual adverse events. One person reported a mild fever, which lasted a day after the second shot. Otherwise, most people had no reaction at all, or if they had a reaction, it was mild. Two people in the vaccine groups had headache, fatigue, and pain for a period of two days or less. Two of the vaccine groups had fatigue, discomfort, and tenderness.
After the second vaccination, most people had no problems, or they were mild. One person had tenderness after the second shot and eight had joint pain and fatigue.
The vaccine appears to cause an immune response. All of the volunteers who received the vaccine neutralized the antibodies after the second dose.
At day 35, participants who received two doses of the vaccine with adjuvants developed neutral antibodies at four to six times higher levels than the antibodies developed by those who recovered from Covid-19. Antibodies are proteins that the body naturally makes to fight infections or toxins.
The vaccine also appeared to be generating T-cells, a type of immune cell that helps protect the body from infection, among 16 volunteers who were randomly selected and tested for T-cell responses.
The advantage of adding corresponding to this vaccine was obvious, based on the response the antibody created by it, the study found. It also shows the value of the second quantity of 21 on that day.
Novavax’s research and development chairman Dr. “Based on the results of the positive Phase 1, we have initiated multiple Phase 2 clinical trials, from which we expect to collect early efficacy,” said Dr. Gregory Glenn. Said Gregory Glenn. “Novavax is committed to producing safety, immune and efficacy data that will support the reliable use of the vaccine in the US and globally, and with the data released today we are convinced that this is possible.”
There are limitations to what this trial can determine about the vaccine. He has a number of patients and had a few volunteers of black and Latin in the trial. The patients were also in good health.
The director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Paul Itte said the results look good for this early stage.
“Not only will it require thousands of people to check to see the response, but if you can prove it’s defensive,” Fitte said. “So we waited months to see that happen.”
It may be an advantage, compared to some of the other candidates among the 33 Covid-19 vaccines currently at different stages of development, as it uses an approach that has been tried successfully with other vaccines, such as shingles Protects against.
“I think my solution to this is a tried and true vaccine strategy,” I Fit said. “But we’ll have to wait and see if they prove it works.”
Five vaccines are in clinical trials in the U.S. and 33 worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
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Dr .. Rhonda Flores looks at protein samples at the Novavax Labs in Roville, Maryland on March 20, 2020, a laboratory developing a vaccine for the covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Andre Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) (Getty Images Photo by Andre Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
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