US announces development of coronavirus vaccine, testing kits

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American Military News by  Laura Widener 1/28/2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it is working on a vaccine to combat the rapidly spreading Chinese coronavirus.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed in a Tuesday morning press briefing that a vaccine is in development as a “worst-case scenario.”

Fauci said that when China isolated the virus, they posted the virus’ genetic sequences online, which allowed the NIH to target the glycoprotein spike and develop the immunogen for a vaccine.

The NIH vaccine will be entering a phase one trial within the next three months. An additional three months will be required for data collection before advancement to a phase two trial.

The CDC is also quickly developing a coronavirus testing kit that will serve as the blueprint for labs to use nationwide.

CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases director Dr. Nancy Messonnier said, “We’re working on a plan now so that priority states get these kits as soon as possible. But in the coming weeks we’ll share these tests with domestic and international partners so they can test for the virus themselves.”

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