Neha Garg
As per the Federal report- In its initial trial of a vaccine against Coronavirus, Moderna’s vaccine got success by developing Antibodies in their patients.
As per the results published in New England Journal of Medicine- The level of Antibodies produced is same as the level of antibodies seen in the recovered patient of Coronavirus. By far Moderna vaccine is first in producing positive results of vaccine.
Moderna vaccine is made using the genetic material of the virus called messenger RNA. It is not like traditional vaccines using inactive virus to produce antibodies in the human body.
Antibodies production an Effective Early Step in Testing
Though the production of antibodies in the patients doesn’t guarantee its effectiveness in treating Coronavirus but it is an important early step in testing. According to the researchers, side-effects found in the patients are not severe that it will hamper further research.
Moderna Stock Tripled after getting success in Early Testing
Modera stock show nearly 16.4 gain which is almost tripled in value if we compare it with value of year starting. It can further increase if the vaccine gets approval.
Side-Effects seen in the Patienta after the trial
Patients who were administered three doses have experienced side-effects as chills, Fatigue muscle pain. Some of the patients also administered with high dosage show some severe side-effects but that dosage hasn’t use for larger trials.
Doctor and Researcher at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute Tony Moody said “Man, that is a lot of adverse events.” He also added that it is very unusual for a vaccine to show these side effects but the level of neutralizing antibodies in the patients is very promising.
The above-mentioned results are from the initial trials from the middle dose given to 45 patients. Now this dose in form of placebo will be used in the large final-stage trial of testing called mRNA-1273 which is scheduled to start on 27th July.
Limitation of the Trail- Data for Older people is not available yet
Right now the data available with the vaccine trial os from the 45 patients aged between 18-55. The data about its effectiveness in older people is not available yet.
How long the Antibodies will last in the Human Body
Paula Cannon professor of Microbiology at Keck School of Medicine of USC said that The vaccine “clearly worked in that antibodies against the spike
protein was generated, including antibodies that had the virus-neutralizing capability,” but the question is how long the antibodies will stay active in the body.
Many scientists have criticized the company vaccine and said this is not rleased to spike the company share price.
