Italian scientists claim to have developed world’s first COVID-19 vaccine

Italian researchers on Wednesday claimed that they have successfully developed a vaccine that can help contain the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. According to a report, the new vaccine is likely to work on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has spread rapidly across the globe. Tests conducted on mice showed that the vaccine has antibodies that work on human cells, blocking the virus from infecting people. The team of researchers further observed that the five vaccine candidates generated a large number of antibodies, and selected two with the best results.

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• The Italian firm said that according to Spallanjani Hospital, they have demonstrated the first in the world to neutralize the corona virus with a vaccine through a vaccine. Human trials for this will start soon.
• Researchers in Italy first tested this vaccine on mice and this vaccine successfully developed antibodies to prevent the virus from infecting the cells of the mouth.
• Researchers found that five vaccines produced a large number of antibodies, then they selected two vaccines that had the best results.
• All possible vaccines of the corona virus are being developed based on the genetic material of the DNA protein “spike”, the molecular tip (tip) used by the corona virus to enter human cells.
• Different vaccine types are injected with the “electroporation” technique, which consists of an intramuscular injection followed by a brief electrical impulse, which allows the corona virus vaccine to enter cells and activate the immune system. helps.
• According to the researchers, this makes their vaccines effective against “spike” proteins to produce functional antibodies, especially in the most vulnerable lung cells to the coronovirus.

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