A new trial has begun in Victoria this week to evaluate a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
The vaccine is called NVX-CoV2373 and is from a US biotech company, Novavax.
The trial will be carried out across Melbourne and Brisbane, and is the first human trial of a vaccine specifically for COVID-19 to take place in Australia.
This vaccine is actually based on a vaccine that was already in development for influenza. But how might it work against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19?
That's good to know. Finally had my flu jab from Medicare and got a leaflet to read - something you don't get at the doctor's. Reassuring to see that my tingles in my right hand - I'm left handed so asked to have it in my right arm - are all normal side effects. Much better service that GP surgery. I booked online after ringing so many chemists to find they were out of stock or only did injections Mon-Fri!
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