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[gry60]

In world first, South Africa's Afrigen makes mRNA COVID vaccine using Moderna data

South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen's top executive said on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

CAPE TOWN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Afrigen Biologics has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna Inc's (MRNA.O) mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to make its own version of the shot, which could be tested in humans before the end of this year, Afrigen's top executive said on Thursday.

The vaccine candidate would be the first to be made based on a widely used vaccine without the assistance and approval of the developer. It is also the first mRNA vaccine designed, developed and produced at lab scale on the African continent.


The World Health Organization (WHO) last year picked a consortium including Afrigen for a pilot project to give poor and middle-income countries the know-how to make COVID vaccines, after market leaders of the mRNA COVID vaccine, Pfizer (PFE.N), BioNTech (22UAy.DE) and Moderna (MRNA.O), declined a WHO request to share their technology and expertise.

Biovac, a partly state-owned South African vaccine producer, will be the first recipient of the technology from the hub. Afrigen has also agreed to help train companies in Argentina and Brazil.

Terblanche said Afrigen was also working on a next generation mRNA vaccine that didn't need freezing temperatures for storage, required for the Pfizer and Moderna doses, and which would be better suited to Africa, which is often dealing with high temperatures and poor health facilities and infrastructure.

"We will only make our clinical trial batch probably in six months from now, (meaning) ... fit for humans. And the target is November 2022," Terblanche added.

 

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[heelsandeers]

What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity

Immunologists have raced to work out how to protect against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2. Their research has yielded a wealth of insights and a few surprises.

www.nature.com

 

[Blake P]

What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity

Immunologists have raced to work out how to protect against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2. Their research has yielded a wealth of insights and a few surprises.

www.nature.com

Thanks for sharing. That article is an incredible summary of what’s known about COVID immunity so far. Excellent resource.

 

[Blake P]

Probably not the best idea if you’re waiting for an Omicron specific booster…

 

[heelsandeers]

J&J as #4 the move?

 

[Blake P]

Wow, I knew January was bad, but this is wild

 

[WASHED KING]

Wow, I knew January was bad, but this is wild

Not shocked. All the white stay at home moms fighting tooth and nail to get masks removed.

Kids halfway comply when they do wear them. It’s a mess.

 

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[anomolie]

Damn

 

[frink85]

the problem was the declaration of being triple vaxxed. if she just mentioned it in passing she would've been fine.

 

[JustBlaze.]

 

[luisfigo]

im still going to wear my mask indoors for the foreseeable future. people can look at me sideways i dont give a ****.

 

[maq25060]

A neighbor has erected what has to be a 50 foot tall (legit taller than our homes) inflatable sheep wearing a mask. One side says 99.7 survival rate. The other says dont be a sheep.

I swear I wish I had a bb gun and an unmarked car.

 

[biggie62]

A neighbor has erected what has to be a 50 foot tall (legit taller than our homes) inflatable sheep wearing a mask. One side says 99.7 survival rate. The other says dont be a sheep.

I swear I wish I had a bb gun and an unmarked car.

Just walk by with a needle or pin and pierce it. Ain’t hard.

 

[elpablo21]

Take pics first please

 

[mplsdunk]

Honestly he’s probably the type to sit in the window all day trolling like that waiting for an excuse to shoot someone. I’d just let it be.

 

[elpablo21]

 

[a-friend]

Jan 10th it was mandated all OKLAHOMA employees must be vaccinated.
If not vaccinated either resign or wear a mask while inside the Work Space and test for COVID once a week.

Jan 10th I got rd1 of Moderna.
Rather vaccinate than wear a mask inside with testing once per week.
Jan 12th Governor Stitt says Mandate no longer in play.
Feb 7th I got rd2 of Moderna
We did it, y’all.

 

[Blake P]

Jan 10th it was mandated all OKLAHOMA employees must be vaccinated.
If not vaccinated either resign or wear a mask while inside the Work Space and test for COVID once a week.

Jan 10th I got rd1 of Moderna.
Rather vaccinate than wear a mask inside with testing once per week.
Jan 12th Governor Stitt says Mandate no longer in play.
Feb 7th I got rd2 of Moderna
We did it, y’all.

Better late than never. Don’t forget to get that booster! This isn’t the last wave, unfortunately.

 

[Blake P]

Supposed to only apply to vaccinated, but we know the unvaccinated love to play make believe.

 

[kdawg]

Supposed to only apply to vaccinated, but we know the unvaccinated love to play make believe.

That was exactly my thought when I read that - I get the thinking behind it (and as I've said before I'm right behind policies that make it hard for the willfully unvaccinated) but I would bet that a lot of them would take this as an opportunity to just not wear a mask and quote HIPAA as to why you can't ask if they've been vaccinated...

I'm not sure of a good way round that.

 

[Mark Antony]

Couple weeks later: "We don't know how this wave happened".

 

[tomdiginson]

Couple weeks later: "We don't know how this wave happened".

Our officials are idiots. Add spring break to the mix and we're back into a lockdown again.

 

[willypete]

Our officials are idiots. Add spring break to the mix and we're back into a lockdown again.

Don’t forget St Patrick’s day as well…..and then Easter right after.