Johnson & Johnson reveals coronavirus vaccine prevents severe illness in hamsters

Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine candidate prevented severe illness in a small group of hamsters, the drugmaker said on Thursday.  In the pre-clinical study, vaccinated animals lost less weight and had less virus in their lungs and other organs than unvaccinated animals. Hamsters that received the vaccine, called Ad26-S.PP, produced neutralizing antibodies, which health experts believe … Read more

University of Queensland coronavirus trial vaccine produces zero side effects in humans, hamsters

Australian COVID-19 vaccine produces ZERO side effects in human trials and provides protection against the virus in animals while reducing symptoms University of Queensland and CSL have trialled COVID-19 vaccine on humans The researchers have also injected hamsters with the drug in the Netherlands  Project co-leader Associate Professor Keith Chappell hailed animal trial success By … Read more

University of Queensland coronavirus trial vaccine produces zero side effects in humans, hamsters

Australian COVID-19 vaccine produces ZERO side effects in human trials and provides protection against the virus in animals while reducing symptoms University of Queensland and CSL have trialled COVID-19 vaccine on humans The researchers have also injected hamsters with the drug in the Netherlands  Project co-leader Associate Professor Keith Chappell hailed animal trial success By … Read more

‘Putting hamsters on an a plane could prove whether virus can be spread through the air’

Placing hamsters on an aeroplane could be one way of examining whether coronavirus can be spread through airborne transmission, an infectious disease specialist has suggested. Epidemiologist Professor David Heymann said further ‘complex studies’ were needed to see if people could catch Covid-19 through air circulating on planes or through restaurant air conditioning systems. He said … Read more