It has been revealed that all six monkeys that were injected with the vaccine have since tested positive of coronavirus after human trials already began. In Africa, Wits University is the first institution to conduct human trial in partnership with Oxford University.
In the latest animal trials of the vaccine carried out on rhesus macaques, all six of the participating monkeys went on to catch the coronavirus.
According to a report by Daily Mail the monkeys who received the vaccine had the same amount of virus in their noses as the three non-vaccinated monkeys in the trial.
This suggests the treatment, which has already received in the region of £90million in government investment, may not halt the spread of the deadly disease.
Dr William Haseltine, a former Harvard Medical School professor, revealed the monkeys who received the vaccine had the same amount of virus in their noses as the three non-vaccinated monkeys in the trial.
According to Dr. Haseltine, all of the vaccinated monkeys treated with the Oxford vaccine became infected when challenged, as judged by recovery of virus genomic RNA from nasal secretions. There was no difference in the amount of viral RNA detected from this site in the vaccinated monkeys as compared to the unvaccinated animals.
We call upon @WitsUniversity, @HealthZA and @DrZweliMkhize to note that this vaccine being tested by Wits on poor black peole of South Africa has already failed in all 6 monkeys that were injected. pic.twitter.com/GzjEu3yu4c
— White Man Confession (@ConfessionWhite) July 2, 2020
The argument is now whether these COVID-19 vaccine trials should continue or be halted.
A group of protesters took to Wits University which is conducting vaccine trial in South Africa and demanded that testing be halted. They complained about the lack of prior evidence showing that the vaccine has any benefits in human beings.
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