Chula reports positive animal trial results for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate

 

File Photo: A researcher at the Chula Vaccine Development Centre shows a tube of vaccine prototype. This prototype is now being tested on macaques.

 

An anti-coronavirus candidate vaccine, jointly developed from tobacco leaves by Chulalongkorn University and Baiya Phytopharm, a startup Thai pharmaceutical firm, has shown encouraging results in boosting antibody levels in hamsters, rats and monkeys.

 

Speaking during a panel discussion on Saturday, Associate Professor Dr. Suthira Dejkhunnavuth, one of the researchers involved in the development of six COVID-19 candidate vaccines, said one, called Baiya SARS-CoV Vax 1, which was developed from nicotiana benthamiana tobacco leaves, has been tested on white mice and monkeys.

 

The results show that the vaccine boosts the level of antibodies in the test animals effectively after just two doses, she said, adding that the next step is to evaluate the toxicology or side effects of the candidate vaccine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chula-reports-positive-animal-trial-results-for-their-covid-19-vaccine-candidate/

 

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push push push, waste billions on this, for .... 58 deaths in 7 months

 

but let's vaccinate 65.000.000 people, even most don't need it

Oh no! The monkey died?

Producing antibodies and producing lasting immune system memory are two different things. Of course good if it works, but that was just the first tests.

There's very little information available on this one.

 

What's the tobacco leaf part, is it just a different adjuvant?