COVID-19 vaccine: New Zealand firm begins trial of mixture flu vaccine

A Wellington medical firm is conducting trials of a mixture flu and Covid-19 vaccine.

Richard Stubbs, managing director of P3 Analysis, believes that the mixture vaccine will scale back the burden on well being companies.

Stubbs stated Morning report The objective was to make every little thing as handy as attainable – each for medical professionals and for sufferers.

“It is a lengthy course of, all new remedy applications obtain extra data.

“We all know that flu vaccines are efficient, we all know that Covid vaccines are efficient, and we all know that perhaps they are often given collectively, however we do not know the optimum doses.”

The trial would happen at 9 totally different websites in New Zealand and at numerous websites in Australia, and would contain 1,600 folks in each international locations, which have an excellent status for scientific trials, Stubbs stated.

Folks concerned within the trial will likely be seen 5 occasions and undergo a prolonged course of that features well being screenings, he stated.

“It is a fine-tuned course of, there’s quite a bit to verify folks know what’s being requested of them and that they are often assured of all or any facets of security for the trial, so it isn’t a fast course of.”

Stubbs anticipated the flu and Covid vaccines to be launched collectively within the subsequent one to 2 years.

– RNZ