J&J’s vaccine set to move to human trials as it works in primates

New York/Paris — Johnson & Johnson’s experimental coronavirus vaccine protected a handful of primates with a single shot in an early study, prompting the US drugmaker to start trials on humans this month.

The data “show our SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate generated a strong antibody response and provided protection with a single dose”, Paul Stoffels, the drugmaker’s chief scientific officer, said in the statement. “The findings give us confidence as we progress our vaccine development and upscale manufacturing in parallel.”

J&J, which received a $456m award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, has already entered discussions with the US, the EU, and governments around the world about supplying its vaccine should it prove successful in the clinic.

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