clicklancashire : declared in Zika vaccine begins Phase 2 trial in US, Latin America

Although the threat is greatest to pregnant women, no pregnant women will be included in the trial, Fauci said. The agency's scientists conducted its early-human testing of the Zika Vaccine in 2016 after an extensive testing in animal models. Fauci said the current Zika vaccine candidate had cleared preliminary safety hurdles, and would now enter testing for efficacy, which would occur in two phases. The trial on the vaccine, developed by government scientists at the NIAID's Vaccine Research Center, will take place in two parts. USA health officials have begun enrolling volunteers for critical next-stage testing of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women.

Phase 2 Zika vaccine trial begins in U.S., Central and South America

Phase 2 Zika Vaccine trial begins in U.S., Central and South AmericaStudy will evaluate NIH's experimental DNA vaccine. The Zika vaccine platform is based on a strategy VRC scientists used previously to develop a West Nile virus vaccine candidate. "A safe and effective Zika vaccine is urgently needed to prevent the often-devastating birth defects that can result from Zika virus infection during pregnancy. For more information about the trial, visit Questions and Answers: VRC 705: Phase 2/2b Trial Testing the NIAID Zika Virus Investigational DNA Vaccine. Most people with Zika infection have either no or only mild symptoms, such as fever, rash, joint pain and conjunctivitis (red eyes).


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