By Paul Vieira Canada said Friday it has recovered tens of millions it provided to a Quebec-based Covid-19 vaccine maker after its owner, Japan's Mitsubishi.
South Africa registered 1,682 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 3,700,484. A further 62 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total official deaths to 99,829. A total of 32,903,329 vaccines have been administered.
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Medicago and GSK vaccine trial sees impressive Covid antibody response
Medicago and GSK have reported a strong immune response in their latest trial.
The vaccine being developed by Medicago in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reported positive results in its Phase 2 clinical trial, with volunteers displaying antibody responses 10 times higher than people recovering from Covid-19.
Biopharmaceutical company Medicago developed the plant-derived Covid-19 vaccine, which has been tested in combination with GSK’s pandemic adjuvant.
The results of the study showed immunogenicity was strong, with the vaccine producing antibody responses 10 times higher than from a panel of individuals recovering from the coronavirus.