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英製薬大手グラクソ・スミスクライン（ＧＳＫ）
初期臨床試験は英国で昨年９月１７日から１１月１８日の間に、健康なボランティア６０人を対象に実施、結果がこのほど医学誌「ニューイングランド・ジャーナル・オブ・メディスン」に掲載された。
フェーズＩの主な目的はワクチンの安全性を確かめることだった。オックスフォード大学ジェンナー研究所で試験を率いたエイドリアン・ヒル氏はロイターに対し、ワクチンが免疫系からの反応も促進することが示されたことは「心強い」と述べた。その上で「安全性はほぼわれわれが期待した通りで、免疫反応はまずまずだがすごいとは言えない」と説明した。
副作用についてヒル氏は「１─２日続く痛みあるいは接種箇所が赤くなるなどの軽い症状がほとんどで、たまに微熱が出る場合があった」と述べた。ただ、抗体反応は、マカクザルを対象に同じワクチンを接種した場合と比べて弱かったと指摘した。
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