Coronavirus vaccine may be available in '8 to 12 months'

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The novel coronavirus has spread across borders, with authorities taking measures to prevent the outbreak from becoming a pandemic. One of the avenues of urgent investigation is the search for a vaccine.

Among researchers across the world in a race against time to create a vaccine is Dr Paul Stoffels, the vice-chairman and chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson. 

"We know that (the coronavirus) is spreading very far… that it is new to humanity," said Stoffels, who works at Johnson & Johnson's vaccine facility in the south Netherlands city of Leiden. 

"That's why (the coronavirus) is a high risk," he added. "We know that it kills. It is very deadly for the elderly, weak people. And that is why we need to make sure that we contain it as quickly as possible." 

But even with the hardest work, it may not be quick enough for some. Stoffels estimates that it may take eight months to a year before a vaccine completes the rigorous testing needed before public usage.

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Source: CGTN

https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-01-30/Coronavirus-vaccine-may-be-available-in-eight-to-12-months--NEPLVZKSRi/index.html

There is a Chines saying 远水解不了近渴 (Distant water can't quench present thirst.), but we also have good news that Coronavirus drugs are selected for clinical trials

A doctor examines the condition of a patient at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University on Jan 28, 2020. [Photo by Gao Xiang/for China Daily]

Coronavirus drugs selected 

for clinical trials

Several antiviral drugs with inhibiting effects against the novel coronavirus have been selected by the Wuhan Institute of Virology for potential clinical trials, said the institute affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.

A report of the findings has been submitted to the state and the Hubei provincial headquarters coordinating the fight against the epidemic for further study and deliberations to guide clinical treatment, said the institute on its website.

Remdesivir, a medicine for the Ebola virus, Chloroquine, which is used to treat malaria, and anti-HIV drug Ritonavir were jointly found by the institute and the Academy of Military Medical Sciences to be good inhibitors against the coronavirus at cellular level, according to a previous report by Hubei Daily.

The institute said it has also developed a detecting method of the virus based on the identification of IgG and IgM antibodies in serum of patients suspected with infection, which can be a supplementary detecting method to the current nucleic acid testing.

The detection kit has been produced through partnership with Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics, a Guangdong-based bio company, it said.

Shi Zhengli, director of the research center for emerging infectious diseases at the institute, has been leading a task force consisting of 13 experts studying the virus, quick detection and treatment methods, as well as a vaccine against the virus.

As of Tuesday, the coronavirus, provisionally called 2019-nCoV, has infected 5,974 people and claimed 132 lives since its outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, in December.

Source: China Daily

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202001/29/WS5e3193eaa3101282172739d5.html

Tips for preventing infection

from SCMP

Avoid areas where infectins have occurred. Work from home if possible.

Wear a surgical mask at all times, the higher grade the better.

Wash hands regularly. Use hand sanitiser after contact with public surface such as elevator buttons, handrails and bathroom fixtures.

Avoid hand contact with public surfaces altogether when possible. Use albows or shoulders to open doors rather than hands

If you have recently been sick, or suffer from asthma, avoid public areas and isolate yourlsef.

How Vaccines are Made

for reference

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