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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by eznzt on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:19AM (#24897089)
Thank you very much for sharing this.

>Until now, this vaccine has only been tested on laboratory mice and other animal species and this is the first time that the vaccine will be given to humans.

Is it possible to know which species those are?

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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by Bobblebobble on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:38AM (#24897335)
It has been tested on rhesus macaque monkeys.
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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by mikeyouse on Monday October 26, 2020 @12:38PM (#24898064)
Yep, more detail here:

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/investigationa...

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Re:Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune response ... by kn0where on Monday October 26, 2020 @11:34AM (#24897283)
Don’t personally know but usually it’s monkeys.
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