With the news on the novel coronavirus pandemic ever-changing, and the search for COVID-19 vaccines still continuing, it is difficult to stay on top of the goings-on of the vaccines in development. To help you stay on top of things, Nidhi Parekh of The Shared Microscope writes weekly updates on the vaccines alone.
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COVID-19 Top Vaccines
There are currently 21 COVID-19 vaccines in the final phase of clinical trials, some of which have received regulatory approval for use limited or full use in various countries. For more information on the regulatory process for vaccines (which is a labyrinth), check out this post here.
1. The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine
What is The Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
On January 18, 2021, Brazil approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. The vaccine has also been approved for use in Bahrain.
Earlier this week, AstraZeneca has also cut vaccine delivery to the European Union by 60% due to “production problems” at a vaccine factory in Belgium– this cuts the expected delivery of 80 million doses down to 31 million doses.
The oxford group has also released an FAQ page about the COVID-19 vaccines, available here.
What is The Moderna Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier today, Moderna has released early laboratory test results which suggest that their COVID-19 vaccine can recognize and fight the new coronavirus variants identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
3. Sinovac’s CoronaVac Vaccine
What is The CoronaVac Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Last week, Brazil announced its estimation of the Sinovac vaccine efficacy at 78%. The vaccine has received emergency use approval for use in Brazil this week.
4. Cansino’s Ad5-nCoV
What is Cansino’s Ad5-nCoV Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that CanSino has offered Pakistan 20 million shots of their COVID-19 vaccine.
5. Unnamed Inactive Vaccine – Wuhan
What is The Inactive Virus Vaccine From Wuhan And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest update, check out our previous newsletter here.
6. Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV
What is Sinopharm’s BBIBP-CorV And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest, check out our previous newsletter here.
7. Pfizer and BioNTech’s BNT162b2
What is Pfizer and BioNTech’s BNT162 Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Pfizer confirmed that they have finished enrollment of 12 to 15-year-old participants for the COVID-19 vaccine trial, which aims to check the safety and efficacy of this vaccine in the said age group.
8. The Russian Sputnik V
What is theSputnik V And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Hungary becomes the first country in the European Union to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has also this week received approval for emergency use in Pakistan.
Trials have also begun that test the efficacy of a single dose of the vaccine – this trial is dubbed “Sputnik Light“.
9. Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373
What is Novavax’s NVX-CoV2373 And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Novavax finalized an agreement with the Government of Canada for the supply of up to 76 million doses of their vaccine.
10. Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ-78436735/Ad26.CoV2-S
What is Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no updates on this vaccine this week. For our latest, check out our previous newsletter here.
11. Murdoch Children’s Research Institute’s BCG Vaccine Trial
What is Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Doing?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Phase 3 clinical trial results for this vaccine are still to be declared. Since the trials started, we haven’t had any updates on the use of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19.
12. Bharat BioTech’s Covaxin
What is Bharat BioTech’s Covaxin And How Does It Work?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Bharat Biotech’s vaccine has already received emergency use authorization in India, despite no Phase 3 data being released. They are now hoping to conduct Phase 1 trials of an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine (a nasal spray instead of a jab) in 75 participants.
13. The Medicago-GSK Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP)
What is Medicago’s Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP)?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update, check out our post here.
14. Anhui Zhifei Longcom and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Vaccine Candidate
What is Anhui Zhifei Longform’s vaccine based on?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update, check out our post here.
15. The AnGes AG0302-COVID19
What is AnGes’ AG0302-COVID19 vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
16. Institute of Medical Biology at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences’ Vaccine
What is the Institute of Medical Biology’s vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
17. GSK-Clover Biopharmaceuticals’ COVID-19 Vaccine
What is Clover Biopharmaceuticals’ vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
18. Vector Institute’s EpiVacCorona
What is the EpiVacCorona vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
According to a report by the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Russia’s EpiVacCorona has a 100% efficacy rate as per early trials.
19. CureVac’s CVnCoV
What is CureVac’s CVnCoV vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
Earlier this week, Bayer partnered with CureVac which would help support the development and production of their vaccine.
20. Kazakhstan’s QazCovid Vaccine
What is the QazCovid vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
21. India’s Zydus Cadila (aka ZyCoV-D)
What is India’s ZyCoV-D vaccine?
For a quick one-paragraph rundown, check out our recent post here.
Latest Update
There have been no new updates on this vaccine this week. For our most recent update on the vaccine, check out our post here.
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Shane
January 26, 2021 at 1:21 amThanks for an accurate and current update.
Well researched. Kudos
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