76 people tried Russia’s vaccine. It’s a drop in the bucket
News that Russia has effectively approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine has lifted stocks, but the coronavirus crisis is far from over. Not many people are known to have tried any of the vaccine candidates being developed.Still, the fact that Russia has registered a vaccine is good news. Investors are happy: Europe’s FTSE 100 Index rose 1.7% in overseas trading. Asia’s Hang Seng Index jumped 2.1%, and in the U.S.
Long-term immunity is more good news, but 76 people—plus animals including primates—isn’t a lot. That is clear from how other researchers, companies, and countries are organizing vaccine trials. Phase 3 enrollment began in late July at 89 sites. If each site was able to enroll 20 patients a day, Moderna would finish enrollments in 17 days, meaning sign-ups could soon be completed. That is simple math, but of course, Barron’s doesn’t know how fast people join vaccine trials.
And the vaccine associated with Oxford University in England enrolled 1,077 patients in a Phase 1 and 2 study between April 23 and May. Phase 3 trials are under way around the world. Oxford is also planning to enroll 30,000 participants in its final phase of testing.
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