Scientists have taken an "important step" in the search for a coronavirus vaccine

February 22, 2020 / bioun / -- a research team at the University of Queensland reached a key milestone in the rapid development of a vaccine against covid-19 In just three weeks, the team has created their first vaccine candidate in the lab and will move on to further development immediately before the formal preclinical testing Photo source: https://cn.bing.com, the milestone of concept validation, came after the project was announced on January 24 as part of the rapid response plan of the Alliance for pandemic preparedness and innovation (CEPI) President of the University of Queensland and Peter H? Professor J AC said that the research team has made considerable progress, which is in line with the acceleration time of the highly rapid response project and has paid off in the laboratory for a long time "Extensive testing is still needed to ensure that the candidate vaccine is safe and can produce an effective immune response, but the skill and dedication of these researchers means that the first hurdle has passed," H? Professor J said The work of the laboratory shows that it is feasible to design a candidate vaccine by using the molecular tweezers technology of the University of Queensland The vaccine is more easily recognized by the immune system, thus triggering a protective immune response The next stage is to produce the vaccine on a larger scale for further testing to determine its effectiveness against the virus Early research progress was "as expected," the researchers said, and the properties of the materials created enabled the team to continue vaccine development The team continued to speed up its work on the timetable to continue its investigative clinical trials after the middle of the year Reference: 'significant step' in covid-19 vaccine request