(16 Mar 2020) The first people to roll up their sleeves for an experimental vaccine to fight the new coronavirus say they were inspired to help as they watched the pandemic sweep across the globe.
Four study participants got a jab in the arm Monday as the first COVID-19 vaccine experiment got underway in Seattle. They said it was no more painful than a flu shot.
Neal Browning, 46, of Bothell, Washington, is a Microsoft network engineer who says his young daughters are proud he volunteered.
Rebecca Sirull is a 25-year-old editorial coordinator for the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation from Seattle.
They're part of a test that will ultimately give 45 healthy volunteers two doses, a month apart. Carefully chosen volunteers, ages 18 to 55, will get higher dosages than others to test how strong the inoculations should be. Scientists will check for any side effects and draw blood samples to test if the vaccine is revving up the immune system, looking for encouraging clues like the NIH earlier found in vaccinated mice.
The Seattle experiment is one of several worldwide efforts testing potential COVID-19 vaccines. Even if the research goes well, experts say a vaccine would not be available for widespread use for 12 to 18 months.
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