Australia COVID LIVE updates Delta takes its toll on the economy as governments look to future
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The head of the team developing the University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine candidate says the “window has closed†on that vaccine joining the global fight against the pandemic, but confirmed they are working on version 2.0.
Speaking at an online scientific symposium on Friday, UQ Professor Paul Young said they were well down the road to developing a new version of their vaccine candidate, using the same molecular clamp technology.
UQ scientists Professor Paul Young (left) and Professor Trent Munro in December 2020 announcing the vaccine was being halted.Credit:Stuart Layt
Professor Young told the meeting that after the initial version 1.0 vaccine was abandoned in December 2020 because of cross-reactivity issues with HIV screening tests, he fully expected the international funding body that initially backed the research, to request he and his team move on to other projects.
However, in a Zoom call shortly after announcing to the world that they had failed in their initial push for an Australian-developed COVID-19 vaccine, the vaccine’s backers told him to go back and try again.
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A dramatic sunrise in Avalon on Sydney’s northern beaches on Friday. Credit:Nick Moir
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