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Vaccine candidate against COVID-19 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
N VBI-2902 is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Variation Biotechnologies from the United States.[2]
| Vaccine description | |
|---|---|
| Target | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Vaccine type | Virus-like particles |
| Clinical data | |
| Other names | VBI-2902a |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number | |
In early 2020, in collaboration with NRC the VBI's vaccine—VBI-2900—was developed. According to the company, they have two vaccine candidates—"enveloped virus-like particle (eVLP)".[3] VBI-2901 is a "trivalent pan-coronavirus vaccine expressing the SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV spike proteins". VBI-2902 is a "monovalent COVID-19-specific vaccine expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein".[3] By March 9, the initial Phase 1/2 study of VBI-2902 was underway.[3][4][5] VBI received CA$56 million from the federal government towards the COVID-19 vaccine development.[6]
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