Scientists believe they’ve made a huge breakthrough in coronavirus vaccine effort

New York Post – by Laura Italiano

A team of Canadian scientists has successfully isolated and grown copies of the coronavirus — bringing the world a step closer to finding a vaccine to fight the deadly illness.

Researchers from the Sunnybrook Research Institute, the University of Toronto, and McMaster University were able to isolate and replicate the virus in a lab using samples taken from two Canadian patients. 

The lab-grown copies will now be able to help scientists study the pathogen to develop better diagnostic testing, treatments, vaccines, and gain a better understanding of its biology, the team said in a statement.

“Now that we have isolated the SARS-CoV-2 virus [the agent responsible for COVID-19], we can share this with other researchers and continue this teamwork,” Dr. Arinjay Banerjee, NSERC post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University, said.

“The more viruses that are made available in this way, the more we can learn, collaborate and share.”

“We need key tools to develop solutions to this pandemic,” Dr. Samira Mubareka, microbiologist and infectious diseases physician at Sunnybrook, added.

“While the immediate response is crucial, longer-term solutions come from essential research into this novel virus.”

Meanwhile, eight institutes in China are working on five approaches to inoculations in an effort to combat COVID-19. Chinese officials say it could result in a vaccine ready for emergency situations and clinical trials next month.

The outbreak has infected more than 137,000 people in at least 117 countries and regions as of Friday evening — and caused more than 5,000 deaths.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/13/canadian-scientists-make-breakthrough-in-coronavirus-vaccine-effort/

4 thoughts on “Scientists believe they’ve made a huge breakthrough in coronavirus vaccine effort

  1. Once you scientists come up with that vaccine please administer it to yourselves, world leaders, bankers and philanthropists like Bill Gates. It is only fitting that the lot of you are the first in line for the vaccine because without all of you and your tireless efforts we wouldn’t be where we are today. Oh, and if that vaccine proves to be lethal well like they say in France c’est la vie. Just know that billions of people thank you for your sacrifice.

  2. “What is the common cold? What causes the common cold?
    The common cold is a self-limited contagious disease that can be caused by a number of different types of viruses. The common cold is medically referred to as a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Symptoms of the common cold may include cough, sore throat, low-grade fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, and sneezing. More than 200 different types of viruses are known to cause the common cold, with rhinovirus causing approximately 30%-40% of all adult colds. Rhinovirus multiplies best at temperatures found in the nose. Rhinovirus infection rates peak from September to November and March to May. Nevertheless, rhinovirus may cause disease at any time of year. During peak periods, up to 80% of colds may be due to rhinovirus.
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> V V V V V
    Other commonly implicated viruses include coronavirus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and parainfluenza virus.”

    “The common cold is the most frequently occurring viral infection in the world”
    https://www.medicinenet.com/common_cold/article.htm

  3. Well that’s just fkng great…
    Now they can pool all their resources and quit wasting money and time..
    Trying to eradicate gawnnarhea and syphillis.

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