coronavirus vaccines.A made-in-Alberta COVID-19 vaccine candidate is heading into Phase 1 of a clinical trial in hopes it will eventually be approved for use by Health Canada.Edmonton-based Entos Pharmaceuticals, led by University of Alberta researcher Dr.
John Lewis, has shipped a vaccine for testing to the Canadian Centre of Vaccinology in Halifax.“Getting the first batch out is a huge milestone,” Lewis said in a media release Tuesday morning.“The team is exhausted.
They’ve been working non-stop since March 2020. It’s a big sigh of relief now that we’ve got that batch out and we’ll be looking on with a lot of optimism toward the clinical trial results.” Edmonton company receives federal funds to develop COVID-19 vaccine The trial will.