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Oxford remains on track after saying data back vaccine’s safety, efficacy in monkeys

May 15, 2020 1:20 AM UTC
Updated on May 18, 2020 at 1:16 AM UTC

The University of Oxford, which aims to have its COVID-19 vaccine available for emergency use by September, revealed animal data Thursday supporting its clinical candidate’s safety and protectiveness.

Oxford’s Jenner Institute is collaborating with Vaccitech Ltd. to develop ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. The recombinant adenovirus, engineered to be replication-deficient, encodes the SARS-CoV-2 spike...