Man may be first vaccinated against COVID-19

[Mountainmanbob]

Maryland man may be first person successfully vaccinated against COVID-19

A Maryland man believes he may be one of the first people to be successfully vaccinated against the coronavirus after participating in a trial that has reported promising early results in producing antibodies, according to reports.

David Rach, a graduate immunology student, was the first person to be injected in the trial at the University of Maryland in May, where US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech are working together in the global race to create a vaccine, the Daily Mail reports.

Now, early indications show the vaccine is working by stimulating the growth of antibodies at rates equal or higher to those who have the illness, according to WJLA.

 

[JohnDB]

Ok...
Here we go...
I know that people want to think of this virus as being just like influenza...

But it isn't.
The shape is that spiked ball instead of a dradle.

Only 1% of the population can produce enough antibodies to make a person immune to the virus.
That's a real problem. A vaccine can't trigger what a virus doesn't either. (Immune response)

Here...

This article has some better information
Vanderbilt, AstraZeneca collaborate on new COVID-19 antibody research

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Vanderbilt, AstraZeneca collaborate on new COVID-19 antibody research

The article in post 1 is recent while yours is a month old.

M

 

[dqhall]

Maryland man may be first person successfully vaccinated against COVID-19

A Maryland man believes he may be one of the first people to be successfully vaccinated against the coronavirus after participating in a trial that has reported promising early results in producing antibodies, according to reports.

David Rach, a graduate immunology student, was the first person to be injected in the trial at the University of Maryland in May, where US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech are working together in the global race to create a vaccine, the Daily Mail reports.

Now, early indications show the vaccine is working by stimulating the growth of antibodies at rates equal or higher to those who have the illness, according to WJLA.

I read a report the Chinese have already begun to vaccinate their military. India wants to start vaccinations in August.