The ChAdOx1 vaccine is a chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine vector. This is a harmless, weakened adenovirus that usually causes the common cold in chimpanzees. ChAdOx1 was chosen as the most suitable vaccine technology for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as it has been shown to generate a strong immune response from one dose in other vaccines. It has been genetically changed so that it is impossible for it to grow in humans. This also makes it safer to give to children, the elderly and anyone with a pre-existing condition such as diabetes. Chimpanzee adenoviral vectors are a very well-studied vaccine type, having been used safely in thousands of subjects.
What did they ever find out about the vaccine trial that was delayed due to one participant having inflammation around the spinal column? Was it related or an anomaly?
Mr White, you joined this community a few hours ago and have since then been posting your heart out. When you do so, please show some manners. Thank you.
China’s Sinopharm announced this week that it would provide emergency doses of one of its two trial vaccines to the United Arab Emirates, prioritizing the U.S. ally over the vast majority of Chinese. China is now the sole supplier of coronavirus vaccine to the Middle East.
Meanwhile, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund signed a deal this week to supply India with 100 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine.
These moves have thrown Western policymakers off balance. American health-care experts say the United States should not rush out its own vaccine in response. But that leaves China and Russia as the only countries wielding this valuable diplomatic tool for potentially months to come.
A bit OT, but … how’s it going over there in Blighty? I was hearing mutterings that the government were getting jittery about lockdowns and life was getting back to normal? Is that inaccurate?
About six weeks ago things were looking ok, but now the number of cases has shot up - we have more daily cases now, than when we had the lockdown in March. They seem to be focusing on local lockdowns for now, but the way things are going there could be another full scale lockdown.
I think the government has led the public to a state of total confusion. This week they announced that no groups larger than 6 can meet, yet in August they were paying people to go out and eat in pubs and restaurants - I think clusterfuck is the only word that can accurately describe our government.
As for the economy, very tough times ahead for many.
