A CORONAVIRUS vaccine developed by Oxford University can trigger an immune reaction, findings of the first phases of a study suggest.
Trials showed the jab led to people making antibodies and white blood cells that can fight coronavirus.
Scientists first began testing the vaccine in April in about 1,000 people, half of whom got the experimental vaccine.
Such early trials are usually designed only to evaluate safety, but in this case experts were also looking to see what kind of immune response was provoked.
The findings on the Oxford vaccine trial were published in medical journal, The Lancet.
Boris Johnson congratulated the team, tweeting: “A huge well done to our brilliant, world-leading scientists & researchers at Uni of Oxford.”
The Department of Health and Social Care has also described the latest results as a “major breakthrough” and said the trial represented “a positive step towards a coronavirus vaccine.”
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the news as “very encouraging” and the Government had ordered 100 million doses of the vaccine ready to use if it ultimately proves to be successful.
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