The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia has begun the first stage of testing of two potential Covid-19 vaccines.
Estimated for completion in three months, the testing is taking place at CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong.
CSIRO joined the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) in January to fight the Covid-19 outbreak. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) consultation, CEPI selected vaccine candidates from the UK’s University of Oxford and Inovio Pharmaceuticals in the US for the first pre-clinical trials at CSIRO.
The plan is to test more coronavirus vaccine candidates in the future. In addition to vaccine testing, CSIRO is working to scale up