American company says that test of vaccine against Covid-19 in people had positive results

Brazilians have been living in social isolation for almost two months now. All that many people are wishing for right now is the creation of a Covid-19 vaccine. Thus, people would be immunized and could go on with their lives. It seems that this will happen sooner than many people expected. After all, the American company Moderna said today (18) that its vaccine test in people had positive results!

Since March, 8 volunteers have received two doses of the vaccine. The response to the test was quite encouraging. These people produced antibodies that, when studied in the laboratory, neutralize the virus. Better than that: the levels of antibodies found in the volunteers matched those produced by Covid-19 patients who had already recovered. Continue reading to learn more about this issue!

Find out about the possible vaccine against the new coronavirus

The truth is that Moderna still has a lot to do to get this vaccine released to the world. Still, if immunization proves safe and effective in the next rounds of testing, it is possible that the vaccine will be made available in late 2020 or early next year. At least that's what Dr. Tal Zaks, Moderna's chief medical officer, said.

The next steps have already been established: according to the American company, the new round of tests will begin shortly. This time, 600 people will be vaccinated. Fortunately, this new stage has already been allowed by the Food and Drug Administration, an agency that performs, in the US, the same function as Anvisa in Brazil.

After this step, Moderna will start a new testing phase. This round will take place in July and will have thousands of volunteers. After that, the company will be able to assess whether the vaccine is really safe and will be able to make it available for general use. As you can see, there is still a way to go. Still, this news serves as encouragement to face the next few days with hope.

Final considerations

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Source: The globe