If the Yanks can do it with vaccine....UKRI must surely be looking to fast-track 180119 Jan 2021 15:09
As coronavirus variants trigger new alarms, the NIH is putting an under-the-radar ‘next-gen’ vaccine into PhI
John Carroll
Editor & Founder
Over the past year, the world has been transfixed by the development of new vaccines to fight SARS-CoV-2. In a frenzy of activity, the new mRNA approach has delivered pioneering emergency approvals in record time. And with some setbacks, the more traditional big players are coming along with added jabs as the most affluent nations in the world begin to vaccinate large portions of their populations.
But what about these new threats that have come along, with variants in the US and South Africa raising fears that the virus will mutate into new forms that can escape these vaccines? Where are the next-gen coronavirus vaccines coming from?
Gritstone Oncology $GRTS, a somewhat bruised but determinedly unbowed oncology player which has had its ups and downs over the years, thinks they may have the answer with a new vaccine that promises to simultaneously flag the spike targeted by the first-gen jabs as well as induce T cell immunity. And they’ve gathered support for this doubled-edged viral sword from the Gates Foundation, advancing a new vaccine that’s about to go into Phase I trials at NIAID.....
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