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Covid-19 vaccine: AstraZeneca's pig trial shows promise with two shots

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LONDON : A trial of AstraZeneca's experimental COVID-19 vaccine in pigs has found that two doses of the Oxford University-developed shot produced a greater antibody response than a single dose, scientists said on Tuesday.Research released by Britain's Pirbright Institute found that giving an initial prime dose followed by a booster dose of the shot elicited a greater immune response than a single dose —suggesting a two-dose approach may be more effective in getting protection against the disease caused by the new coronavirus.The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine was originally developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, who are now working with AstraZeneca on development and production.The vaccine is already in mid-stage human trials, and.

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