A homegrown mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 shows promising results in its first small trial and its maker is hoping to test it directly against the vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech.
Calgary-based Providence Therapeutics says its vaccine produced no serious adverse events and developed good antibodies against COVID-19 that compare favourably with the two mRNA vaccines already on the market from Pfizer and Moderna. We re extremely pleased, said Providence CEO Brad Sorenson.
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The Phase 1 trial included 60 healthy adults between 18 and 64, with more than half of them receiving two doses of the vaccine, four weeks apart. The results have not yet been peer-reviewed.
iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on May 13, 2021 11:33am Hill Movers, May 13th
Rachel Rappaport is the latest member of Labour Minister Filomena Tassi’s staff, joining the labour minister’s office as its new director of communications.
Rappaport announced her job change on Twitter, stating, “I have loved every minute of my last two years at Justice. Politics is all about the team and I’ve been incredibly lucky to be surrounded by so many of the most supportive colleagues a girl could ask for.”
Rachel Rappaport (LinkedIn photo)
She continued on to thank Justice Minister David Lametti.
“(Lametti is) one of the sharpest, most ambitious and kindest people you could ever hope to work with,” Rappaport said.
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