Early-stage coronavirus vaccine trial begins in Singapore

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Volunteers are being screened for Lunar-Cov19's early-stage clinical trial and the first vaccinations are expected to be given next week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The early-stage clinical trial for a Covid-19 vaccine has started in Singapore, with the first vaccinations expected to be given to volunteers next week.

Traditional vaccines do this by injecting a killed or weakened form of the virus into the human body so that the immune system recognises the invader and begins summoning its"soldiers" - antibodies and T-cells - to get rid of it.The vaccine contains only fragments of the virus' genetic material, instead of the whole virus.

The early-stage clinical trial for the Lunar-Cov19 being conducted here is known in medical circles as a phase I/II trial.They are recruited to evaluate the different doses of a vaccine for potential toxicity, and to understand how drugs are removed from the body. The body's immune response will also be measured.

Before a clinical trial is allowed to take place, many measures have to be in place to ensure the safety of a vaccine.

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