There are at least 35 potential coronavirus vaccines in the works. Here are the top efforts to watch and what to expect in 2020 and beyond.
Two other vaccine developers — Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Novavax — have also stated they expect to start clinical testing this spring. Both are small biotechs that have no approved vaccines despite each being around for more than 30 years.
A German drugmaker called CureVac is aiming to start a Phase 1 trial at the beginning of June. Like Moderna, CureVac uses a messenger RNA platform that instructs cells how to make proteins. Altimmune, a tiny biotech based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has also put out a timeline for a first human trial starting in August to test a vaccine delivered through the nose as a single-dose spray.
More clinical results on safety could begin to trickle in in the second half of 2020. If companies like Inovio, Novavax, and CureVac deliver on their timelines to start Phase 1 testing in the coming months, that should lead to safety data by the fall, depending on how quickly these trials can enroll people.has said
Johnson & Johnson, the largest healthcare company in the world, has also stated it is aiming to bring a vaccine candidate into the clinic in November. Paul Stoffels, J&J's chief scientific officer, said the first versions of a potential vaccine are currently being tested in animals with positive results.in the second half of 2020, according to a February 21 release.
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