Virologists at the KU Leuven Rega Institute have been working on two lines of SARS-CoV-2 research: searching for a vaccine to prevent infection, and testing existing drugs to see which one can reduce the amount of virus in infected people. To test the efficacy of the vaccine and antivirals preclinically, the researchers use hamsters. The […]
Johnson & Johnson reveals its coronavirus shot prevents severe illness in hamsters as the drug giant says human trials will start this month Johnson & Johnson tested its coronavirus vaccine candidate, called Ad26-S.PP, on Syrian golden hamsters Vaccinated hamsters lost less weight and had less virus in their lungs and other organs than unvaccinated hamsters […]
