Oxford-developed vaccine protects monkeys from coronavirus

[Elderberry]

NY Post by  Jorge Fitz-Gibbon 4/28/2020

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University has protected six monkeys from “heavy quantities” of the pathogen — a promising breakthrough in the worldwide race for a cure.

Researchers at the National Institute of Health Rocky Mountain Laboratory injected the six rhesus macaque monkeys with the Oxford concoction, then exposed them to “heavy quantities” of COVID-19 — exposure that had consistently sickened other monkeys in the lab, the New York Times reported Monday.

But 28 days later, all the chimps were still healthy.

“The rhesus macaque is pretty much the closest thing we have to humans,” Dr. Vincent Munster, who conducted the Oxford tests, told the Times.

More: https://nypost.com/2020/04/28/oxford-developed-vaccine-protects-monkeys-from-covid-19/

[Fishrrman]

Sounds good.

Repeat this test one more time with the monkeys.

If the results are the same, an offer should go out to a group of young and healthy humans willing to take the vaccine, and then be exposed to live coronavirus, to see if this can be verified with humans.

But they'd better make the offer with the promise of free medical treatment if the test subjects require it, plus a hefty cash payment upon completion of the trials...

[Smokin Joe]

Oh good. Planet of the Apes....