Spanish Researchers Take Another Step Closer In Developing Their Own Covid Vaccine

Spanish Researchers Take Another Step Closer In Developing Their Own Covid Vaccine.

The vaccination rates have surged in most developed countries who are now are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world and vaccines have become the great hope to return to the normality that we always knew.

Names like Pfizer, AstraZeneca, or Moderna, before generally unknown to the public, have now become part of our vocabulary.

In Spain, the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) continues to develop its own drug that promises to have 100% immunity to the coronavirus- something none of the existing vaccines have at the moment.

Luis Enjuanes, virologist and professor at the CSIC, carries out the work at the National Center for Biotechnology and the Spanish vaccine seems to be closer to completion.

For a long time, the work of Spanish researchers has been developing steadily, albeit slowly. What has so far been achieved seems promising, although Enjuanes himself stated to the media that the vaccine would not be available before 2022.

“We are going to need the remainder of the year to do preclinical trials that are first done in humanized mice, in hamsters, and in macaque monkeys. The clinical trials will begin next year and not until the end of the next year, 2022, we will be ready to go on the market”, said Enjuanes.

The Spanish vaccine offers more hope since, according to experts, it would provide 100% immunity to patients: “it is called sterilising when you administer a lethal dose to a mouse and the virus cannot grow from the beginning. This is very important and contrasts with some vaccines that are in circulation, “Enjuanes said.

This is a very promising breakthrough for the vaccine system fighting to eradicate and control the coronavirus. The Spanish vaccine has a high immunity capacity and will also protect its carriers against the transmission of the virus, something that is very important if a return to normality is expected.

The Euro Weekly News is running a campaign to help reunite Brits in Spain with their family and friends by capping the costs of PCR tests for travel. Please help us urge the government to cap costs at https://euroweeklynews.com/2021/04/16/ewn-champions-the-rights-of-brits-in-spain-to-see-loved-ones-again/

Thank you for reading this article, and remember, don’t forget to check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories.