The result of the study on monkeys comes months after Clover began an early stage human trial in Australia in June, as global drug makers race to develop a safe and effective vaccine that can protect people from the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed nearly 1 million people.
Two doses of the candidate with GSK's adjuvant induced antibody levels in monkeys that are higher than those seen in the blood of patients recovering from Covid-19, researchers at Clover and other Chinese institutes said in a paper published on Thursday ahead of peer-review. Adjuvants could reduce the amount of antigen, the substance that triggers immune responses, required in each vaccine dose, allowing manufacturers to make more doses.
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