The only Arab researcher involved in its production: The Covid-19 vaccine is ready
The only Arab researcher participating in the long-standing team of the British University of Oxford in the production of vaccines confirmed that the team came very close to announcing a vaccine for the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), expecting it to be revealed at the end of September or early October for this year, and to start its manufacture At the end of this year or the beginning of 2021.
Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Salman said: Doctor and Professor of Immunology and Vaccine Development at the Edward Jenner Institute, and a Fellow of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford in England, in an interview with the Dubai Future Foundation’s Future Monitor, the Oxford team to conduct research to find a vaccine for Covid-19 was formed in late December 2019 or early January 2020, and that The team includes between 300 and 400 researchers and scientists specializing in immunology and vaccine development from different research groups specializing in infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis and others.
He pointed out that this "giant research team" is now led by many professors, led by Professor Sarah Gilbert, a specialist in emerging and respiratory diseases, and Professor Dr. Adrian Hill, President of the Edward Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford.
Salman said, "There are many circumstances that could lead to the postponement of the announcement, but what has been announced is the best expectation and we hope - God willing - that the clinical trials of the third phase will end and be announced in late September or early October 2020," adding, "The protection rate for the vaccine exceeds We expect that the ratio will exceed 70 to 80%, according to the preliminary data and results obtained so far, but we must wait until the completion of the experiments completely for it to be confirmed. If we assume the best scenario, that is, at the beginning of October 2020, and it is approved and the manufacturing cycle has begun, it can take three or four months for nearly a billion doses to be produced, and it will be ready in late 2020 or early 2021, which is the best expectation.
He added, "But we cannot guarantee or confirm a date for announcing the results, except after the success of the tests, when the experiment is over, and it is announced and proven successful."