Oral Tablet Vaccine for Coronavirus to Start Human Trials, Promising Results Shown in Mice

Medicine & Technology May 15, 2020

Immunologist and chief scientific officer at Vaxart, Dr. Sean Tucker and his team are developing a tablet vaccine for the coronavirus. Human trials are yet to start in July, but trials involving mice show promising results, according to Tucker. Click the link above to learn more.

Vaccines May Not Work on New Mutant Strain of Coronavirus Spreading in US and Europe – Study

May 07, 2020

A newly discovered coronavirus mutation may be "immune" to vaccines currently being tested. It is of urgent concern to the medical community, which is searching for a vaccine that will work against COVID-19.

Monkeys in Montana Injected with Oxford's Coronavirus Vaccine Were Unscathed Despite Extreme Exposure

Apr 29, 2020

Oxford's experimental coronavirus vaccine, ChAdOx1 vaccine, passed its clinical trial on monkeys with flying colors. With the company just merely getting started on human trials, the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, vouched to start making doses of the vaccine ASAP, in case it worked. Click the link to read the full story.

Nearly 1500 Volunteers to Be Infected With COVID-19 for the Controversial 'Human Challenge' Vaccine Study

Apr 22, 2020

In an effort to speed up vaccine development, people are volunteering to be infected with coronavirus but there are no trials planned yet.

Senior WHO Expert Warns No Guarantee of a Successful Vaccine Could Mean We Might Have to Live with the Coronavirus for the “Foreseeable Future”

Apr 20, 2020

Scientists said that a vaccine that can fight all the viruses is unlikely, so we would have to learn how to live with the constant threat of the virus.

Look: Coronavirus Weak Spot Discovery May Lead to Possible Vaccine

Apr 06, 2020

Coronavirus has an 'Achille's Heel' and scientists have discovered it. This breakthrough discovery can potentially aid in formulating a cure to the coronavirus. Closely similar to the SARS virus, antibodies show that the treatment approach to curing SARS could also be used in treating COVID-19.

Strong Data From Human Clinical Trial Show Old Vaccine Can Stop Coronavirus, Claims Boston Expert

Apr 03, 2020

To be clear, it’s not ‘mice trials’ but HUMAN clinical trials that could give us an answer to the question of whether a TB vaccine can fight against COVID-19.

More Than a Year to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine Despite Progress in Medical Research? Why?

Mar 11, 2020

As the new coronavirus spreads, the numbers globally, increase in terms of deaths, tested positive, and seen signs and symptoms.