{"id":18490,"date":"2021-12-17T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=18490"},"modified":"2021-12-08T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T16:42:28","slug":"medicagos-plant-based-vaccine-trial-shows-75-3-efficacy-against-delta-variant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/17\/medicagos-plant-based-vaccine-trial-shows-75-3-efficacy-against-delta-variant\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicago&#8217;s plant-based vaccine trial shows 75.3% efficacy against Delta variant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-10-29-21-Home-Medicago-300x290.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-10-29-21-Home-Medicago-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2021-12-07-at-10-29-21-Home-Medicago.png 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Reuters,\n&#8220;Canadian drug developer Medicago&#8217;s plant-based COVID-19 vaccine\ncandidate, enhanced by GlaxoSmithKline&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/GSK.L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(GSK.L)<\/a>\nbooster, was 75.3% effective against the Delta variant of the virus in a late\nstage study.&#8221; &#8230; &#8220;Medicago will imminently seek regulatory approval\nfor the world&#8217;s first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine from Health Canada as part\nof its rolling submission.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For article, see: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/medicagos-plant-based-vaccine-trial-shows-753-efficacy-against-delta-variant-2021-12-07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/medicagos-plant-based-vaccine-trial-shows-753-efficacy-against-delta-variant-2021-12-07\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This vaccine information may also be of\ninterest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How\nplant-based vaccines are developed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/590991662\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicago.com\/en\/faq\/\">https:\/\/medicago.com\/en\/faq\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-vrg-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PL3vJrvJRc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/16\/cholesterol-in-pfizer-and-moderna-vaccine\/\">Cholesterol in Pfizer and Moderna Vaccine<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Cholesterol in Pfizer and Moderna Vaccine&#8221; &#8212; The VRG Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/16\/cholesterol-in-pfizer-and-moderna-vaccine\/embed\/#?secret=J3ORHbhW8K#?secret=PL3vJrvJRc\" data-secret=\"PL3vJrvJRc\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-the-vrg-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RpO4ExtfKm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/01\/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-ingredients\/\">Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Ingredients&#8221; &#8212; The VRG Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/01\/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine-ingredients\/embed\/#?secret=MBjTZIGPGj#?secret=RpO4ExtfKm\" data-secret=\"RpO4ExtfKm\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The contents of this posting, website, and our\nother publications, including <em>The Vegetarian Journal<\/em>, are not intended\nto provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a\nqualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient\ninformation from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a\nstatement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be\nmade. Please use your best judgment about whether a product is suitable for\nyou. 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