Pfizer and BioNTech Report Results of BNT162b1 mRNA-Based Vaccine in P-I/II Study Against COVID-19
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- The ongoing P-I/II study is evaluating the safety- tolerability- and immunogenicity of escalating dose levels of BNT162b1 (10µg & 30µg/ 100 µg) vs PBO in 45 adults aged 18-55yrs.
- Results: @28days (7days after dose 2)- neutralizing GMTs (168 & 267) corresponding to 1.8- and 2.8-times GMT of the convalescent serum panel; elevated RBD-binding IgG antibodies with GMCs (4-813 & 27-872 units/ml) which are 8- and 46.3-times- the GMC of 602 units/ml in a panel of 38 sera of convalescent patients who had contracted SARS-CoV-2
- The ongoing P-I/II study of four vaccine candidates will enable selection of a lead candidate and dose level for P-IIb/III study- expected to be initiated in Jul’2020. If vaccine get approval- the companies are expecting to manufacture up to 100M doses by the end of 2020 and more than 1.2B by the end of 2021
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