Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results

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The company said its preliminary test in 8 healthy volunteers was safe. It is on an accelerated timetable to begin a larger human trial soon.

The first coronavirus vaccine to be tested in people appears to be safe and able to stimulate an immune response against the virus, its manufacturer, Moderna, announced on Monday.

The findings are based on results from the first eight people who each received two doses of the experimental vaccine, starting in March.

Those people, healthy volunteers ages 18 to 55, made antibodies that were then tested in infected cells in the lab, and were able to stop the virus from replicating — the key requirement for an effective vaccine. The levels of those so-called neutralizing antibodies matched or exceeded the levels found in patients who had recovered after contracting the virus in the community.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/health/coronavirus-vaccine-moderna.html?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Science_051820&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_term=WIR_Science&bxid=5be9f8cb24c17c6adf0e5d24&cndid=25394153&esrc=bounceX&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_SCIENCE_ZZ

Eight volunteers? I'm sure we need a lot more than that to know for sure. That won't stop Trump from hyping it however.

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1. It sure sent the Dow into hyperdrive.

The Clockwork Orange Overlord is pleased.

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2. I believe they were mainly doing a small test, mostly for safety. The next human trials

will have many more test subjects now that they know the test vaccine won't make people keel over dead right away.