RE: Is this more than a coincidence?7 Jan 2022 14:58
Just to add Sir Chris Witty’s explanation of a polyvalent vaccine. By targeting multiple strains (of via the spike protein) the virus is not able to escape so easily by mutating.
Add to this that the definition of a polyvalent is 3 or more which is a tick for Scancell or if you are ultra conservative about it, it’s a coincidence!
Covidity’s second point of action is via the Nucleocapsid as others have explained.
Lindy also talked about the beta strain likely having at least one common mutation with Omicron, so an opportunity there?
My take is, Scancell are looking for a more comprehensive approach vs the mRNA first generation approach. That is what the world needs right now at least.