Aus scientists begin tests of potential vaccines
   Date :03-Apr-2020

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They are also evaluating the best way to administer the vaccine for better protection, including an intra- muscular injection and innovative approaches like a nasal spray
 
 
SCIENTISTS in Australia said on Thursday they have begun testing two potential vaccines for OVID 19 in “milestone” lab trials as part of a global race to halt the novel coronavirus pandemic. The scientists at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, said they are testing the COVID-19 vaccine candidates for efficacy.
 
They are also evaluating the best way to administer the vaccine for better protection, including an intra-muscular injection and innovative approaches like a nasal spray for the virus which has so far infected more than 9,30,000 people and killed over 46,000 globally.
 
“We have been studying SARS CoV-2 since January and getting ready to test the first vaccine candidates as soon as they are available,” Professor Trevor Drew, Director of Australian Animal Health Laboratory said. The testing, expected to take three months, is underway at CSIRO’s high-containment biosecurity facility at AAHL, the researchers said.