The whole world is doomed to coronavirus or Covid-19. The world is living in fear of the rampant number of infections and deaths due to the virus. In the meantime, the University of Oxford announced the good news of the discovery of an “effective and disease-resistant” vaccine to finally end the panic. This vaccine is safe. However, it has some side effects.
According to BBC, there were no serious side effects after receiving the vaccine. In the first clinical trial, 70 percent of people had a reduction in fever and headache. “Besides, it can be used with paracetamol,” according to the researchers.
Sarah Gilbert, the professor of Oxford University, said it had done a good job before making sure about the vaccine. This vaccine will help control the epidemic of Covid-19. Preliminary results have kept its’ promise.
The Oxford vaccine was administered to 1,077 people in clinical trials. Up to 56 days of testing, strong antibody production and T-cell immunity were observed.
Meanwhile, the researchers said that the information obtained from the clinical trial of the vaccine is much more promising. But now is not the time to say whether it will provide adequate safety because big tests are still going on.
Efforts are underway to invent more than 200 vaccines around the world. 14 of these are undergoing clinical trials on humans. Britain’s Oxford and United States’ Mordana are ahead of them.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also says that Oxford is at the forefront of vaccine development. The United Kingdom has already agreed to receive 100 million doses of the vaccine.
The trial of the Oxford vaccine began last April. The Oxford vaccine was first injected into the bodies of two people – Alyssa Granato, a woman scientist, was one of them. Later, the vaccine was tested on a small number of human bodies in the first stage.
