COVID-19 Update: 1 Shot of Moderna Vaccine Can Block Infection for 7 Weeks; 2 Doses Protected Mice for 13 Weeks

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine showed a promising result after a trial with mice--the subjects were protected from the viral disease for 13 weeks. The new study found out it could block the novel coronavirus for seven weeks.

The animals were still not infected after they were exposed for one month or even three months. Even the mice which were injected with only one dose of the vaccine were protected from the disease after being exposed for seven weeks without any pathogens found in their lungs.

The vaccination enhances the rodents' CD8 T-cells, helping the animal's body kill the cells infected with viruses and other diseases such as cancer. After the good results, the researchers decided to inject the mice with insufficient COVID-19 vaccine shots.

They were again exposed to the virus to check if vaccine-associated enhanced respiratory disease (VAERD) was developed. There were no signs of lung inflammation or excess mucus production found. The team of researchers concluded that the insufficient vaccine did not enhance the disease.For more updates on other COVID-19 vaccines, always keep your tabs open here at TechTimes.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.