Ellener Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55040635 "The announcement today takes us another step closer to the time when we can use vaccines to bring an end to the devastation caused by [the virus]," said the vaccine's architect, Prof Sarah Gilbert. The UK government has pre-ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford vaccine, and AstraZeneca says it will make three billion doses for the world next year. Link to post Share on other sites
Foxhall Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 good to see some more breakthroughs , perhaps this particular vaccine will be slightly easier distribute, I remain hesitant about taking any of them but perhaps there is light at the end of the tunnel and a return to normality is in sight. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Ellener Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 There was concern that some nations won't be able to afford the immunisations, especially if this is going to be a yearly thing, so this looks favourable. I shall take it if it becomes available; I've had my life! 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites
major_merrick Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 And have they disclosed an ingredients list?🤮 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Ellener Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, major_merrick said: And have they disclosed an ingredients list?🤮 https://www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/news/covid-19-vaccine-development is the details so far. A chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine vector (ChAdOx1), developed at Oxford’s Jenner Institute, was chosen as the most suitable vaccine technology for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as it can generate a strong immune response from one dose and it is not a replicating virus, so it cannot cause an ongoing infection in the vaccinated individual. This also makes it safer to give to children, the elderly and anyone with a pre-existing condition such as diabetes. Chimpanzee adenoviral vectors are a very well-studied vaccine type, having been used safely in thousands of subjects, from 1 week to 90 years of age, in vaccines targeting over 10 different diseases. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Ellener Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 From the British Immunology Society 'What's in a vaccine?' https://www.immunology.org/news/whats-in-vaccine Link to post Share on other sites
Millennial Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Yeah. Thank god for that. We've had another lockdown, and I've sort of written 2020 off at this point. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Ellener Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 The emerging vaccines compared: https://www.ibtimes.com/astrazeneca-vs-moderna-vs-pfizer-how-3-covid-vaccines-compare-3087512 in terms of cost, storage and production. AstraZeneca has said that it will offer its vaccine at no profit “for the duration of the pandemic.” Link to post Share on other sites
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