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Coronavirus vaccine boost as trials on monkeys show it stops virus reaching lungs
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The race to find a vaccine for coronavirus has been boosted after trials of a jab created by scientists in Britain has showed promising signs during trials on monkeys.
The experimental vaccine by the team at the University of Oxford strengthened the immune system in six rhesus macaques without causing any side effects.
After 28 days all of the animals had Covid-19 antibodies which is normally produced by survivor of the virus to give them some immunity from the killer bug in the future, Mail Online reports.
Researchers said the monkeys were able to fight off the virus before managed to get deep into their lungs, where it can be fatal.
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