Vaksin COVID-19 Sedia Diuji Kepada Manusia

Firma Biotek Amerika Syarikat, Moderna telah menghantar vaksin koronavirus (COVID-19) kepada pengkaji di negara itu dan sedia untuk diuji kepada manusia.

Perkara itu dimaklumkan oleh CNN menerusi perkongsian di akaun rasmi Instagram mereka.

Hasil eksperimen penghasilan vaksin itu dihantar ke pangkaji khas bidang perubatan di Amerika Syarikat selepas enam minggu proses imunisasi.

Pihak perubatan dan syarikat farmaseutikal telah berusaha keras untuk mencari penawar penyakit yang semakin menular itu.

Setakat ini, lebih 80,000 orang di seluruh dunia telah dijangkit COVID-19.

Walaubagaimanapun, difahamkan vaksin COVID-19 masih tidak tersedia untuk digunakan selama sekurang-kurangnya setahun atau 18 bulan.

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US biotech firm Moderna has shipped an experimental coronavirus vaccine to US government researchers just six weeks after it started working on the immunization. Pharmaceutical companies and health officials are working at a breakneck pace to identify treatments or a vaccine to help fight the coronavirus, which has infected more than 80,000 people. But even with an expedited approval process, a vaccine would not be available for use for at least a year or 18 months, said the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Tuesday. (?: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
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