ANVISA authorizes clinical studies of the ButanVac vaccine

10/06/2021

The vaccine was developed in the laboratories of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York), based on the Newcastle disease virus that expresses the SARS-CoV-2 spike S protein in its membrane and is produced in eggs. 

In late March 2021, the Butantan Institute submitted the information required for authorization of phase 1 and 2 studies for the vaccine. Phase 1 and 2 clinical studies of ButanVac will be conducted in three stages (A, B, and C). Stage A, which will involve 400 volunteers, is currently being authorized. In total, phases 1 and 2 plan to enlist 6,000 volunteers ages 18 and older. The vaccine is administered in two doses, with 28 days between doses. 

Sources:

https://www.gov.br/anvisa/pt-br/assuntos/noticias-anvisa/2021/anvisa-autoriza-pesquisa-clinica-da-vacina-butanvac   

Sun W, McCroskery S, Liu W-C, et al. A Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) Expressing a

Membrane-Anchored Spike as a Cost-Effective Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine. Vaccines. 2020; 8(4):771. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8040771  

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