JUST IN: Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine with AstraZeneca shows a positive immune response in an early trial. MegTirrell has the details.
has produced a strong immune response in a large, early-stage human trial, according to newly released data published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet.
The vaccine was found to be well-tolerated and there were no serious adverse events, according to the researchers. Fatigue and headache were the most commonly reported, they said. Other common side effects included pain at the injection site, muscle ache, chills and a fever. The potential vaccine by Oxford is one of at least 100 being developed across the world for Covid-19, which has infected more than 14 million people worldwide and killed at least 606,206, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. At least 23 of them are already in human trials, according to the World Health Organization., saying it generated a "robust" immune response. That trial included 45 healthy participants and was run by the National Institutes of Health.
While Oxford's data is promising, scientists warn that questions remain about how the human body responds once it's been infected with the virus. The answers, they say, may have important implications for vaccine development, including how quickly it can be deployed to the public.
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