The Race To Develop A Coronavirus Vaccine

[D_Mad]

 

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The reality is that the vaccines are a bit far away.... but the epidemic is already at hand.

Around the world, there are about 15 potential Covid vaccines are in development. These employ different technologies, including mRNA, DNA-based, nanoparticles, synthetic and modified virus-like particles.
The two principal candidates are those being developed by Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Moderna Therapeutics.
The Inovio vaccine is a DNA-based while The Moderna vaccine is a mRNA based. Recently, Moderna escalated development and sent vaccine to NIAID to begin the process of initiating a phase I trials.
But it is still unclear whether Moderna’s vaccine will provoke a sufficient immune response to be effective against Covid-19.