British drugmaker AstraZeneca last month announced it had teamed up with researchers at the Oxford Vaccine Group and the Jenner Institute, which are developing the vaccine. “It is one of the hurdles to be passed by the Oxford vaccine and it has cleared it well,” he said in an emailed comment. Although success in monkeys is seen as a key step, many vaccines that protect monkeys in the lab ultimately fail to protect humans. A vaccine that protects people from the coronavirus could end the pandemic, but finding one that works and manufacturing enough doses is a huge challenge. Normally, it can take up to 10 years to develop a working vaccine, but the urgency of the pandemic has resulted in accelerated timelines, and some officials estimate a working vaccine could be available for emergency use as early as this fall.

Source: bd News24 May 14, 2020 17:26 UTC