LONDON - Initial tests in mice of a potential Covid-19 vaccine delivered via a fingertip-sized patch have shown it can induce an immune response against the new coronavirus at levels that might prevent infection, US scientists said on Thursday .
"These two viruses, which are closely related to SARS-CoV-2 , teach us that a particular protein, called a spike protein, is important for inducing immunity against the virus," said Dr Andrea Gambotto, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh.When tested in mice, the prototype vaccine - which the researchers have called PittCoVacc - generated what they described as"a surge of antibodies" against the new coronavirus within two weeks.
So far, the antibody levels of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated animals seem to be following the same trend, they said in peer-reviewed study in the journal EBioMedicine.
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