List Of Coronavirus Vaccines Under Development
The outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan city has led to the development of coronavirus vaccine. According to China’s vice-minister of science and technology- Xu Nanping, they expect the first Covid-19 vaccine to be ready for clinical trials by the end of April.
Favilavir
It is the first drug for coronavirus that has been approved in China. Favilavir is an anti-viral drug, and it has shown some efficiency in treating coronavirus. A clinical test was carried out on 70 patients, and the medicine was effective, although it has some minimal side effects.
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- Altimmune’s Intranasal
This coronavirus vaccine is under development in the US by Altimmune Biopharmaceutical Company. They have already finished the design and synthesis stage, and animal testing is to follow.
- INO-4800
Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Beijing Advaccine Biotechnology have come together to improve INO-4800 vaccine to be a coronavirus vaccine. The pre-clinical test of this vaccine is underway. The human clinical test is expected to start in April 2020.
- NP-120 (ifenprodil)
Algernon pharmaceuticals are exploring at their NP-120 (ifenprodil) as treatment of coronavirus. They have done a test in mice infected with H5N1, and the medicine has shown efficiency.
- APN01
It is a being developed by British Columbia and APEIRON Biologics. Its first phase trial is happening in China.
- mRNA-1273
Moderna and Vaccine Research center has come together to develop this vaccine for coronavirus. The first vials have already been shipped to NIAID for a clinical test, which will happen in April.