Johnson & Johnson: Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate Elicits Strong Immune Response in Pre-Clinical Studies
July 30 2020 - 6:39AM
Dow Jones News
By Mary de Wet
Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that its lead candidate for
a Covid-19 vaccine elicited a strong immune response in nonhuman
primates in preclinical trials.
The data, published in the journal Nature, showed the company's
investigational adenovirus serotype 26 prevented subsequent
infection and provided complete or near-complete protection from
the virus in the primates' lungs.
Based on the strength of the data, a Phase 1/2a first-in-human
clinical trial of the vaccine candidate, Ad26.COV2.S, in healthy
volunteers has begun in the U.S. and Belgium.
Write to Mary de Wet at mary.dewet@dowjones.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 30, 2020 06:24 ET (10:24 GMT)
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