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José Ochoa is the Chief Business Officer of Altimmune and also serves on REDI’s Board of Directors. We commend Altimmune for its swift efforts to develop COVID-19 vaccine technology to help protect public health & safety.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the advancement of a novel single-dose, intranasal vaccine using Altimmune’s proprietary technology to protect against COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Altimmune has completed the design and synthesis of the vaccine and is now advancing it toward animal testing and manufacturing.
“With the spread of COVID-19 outside of China, including the first case of unknown origin in the United States, we have taken action to develop and make our vaccine technology available to help address this crisis,” said Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Altimmune. “We believe that our intranasal vaccine technology is especially well suited to provide systemic protection against respiratory infections that affect the upper and lower airways and can therefore be a useful tool in preventing further spread of COVID-19. As such, we are actively engaged in discussions with a number of potential partners.”
The new intranasal vaccine is based on the same platform vaccine technology as NasoVAX, the company’s influenza vaccine candidate. Like NasoVAX, the COVID-19 vaccine is designed to provide systemic immunity following a single intranasal dose. A recent Phase 2 clinical study with NasoVAX highlighted the ability of intranasal vaccine delivery to stimulate a durable and broad immune response against the influenza virus.
Altimmune believes the clinical profile of NasoVAX is particularly relevant to COVID-19 because intranasal delivery directs the immune response where it is needed most to protect against respiratory infection, including the likely site of initial viral attack. Clinical testing of the vaccine could begin as early as August.
UPDATE: March 30, 2020–Altimmune and The University of Alabama at Birmingham to Collaborate on Development of Single-Dose, Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine.
About Altimmune
Altimmune is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for liver disease, immune modulating therapies and vaccines. Our diverse pipeline includes next generation peptide therapeutics for NASH (ALT-801) and chronic hepatitis B (HepTcell™), conjugated immunostimulants for the treatment of cancer (ALT-702) and intranasal vaccines (NasoVAX™, NasoShield™ and AdCOVID™). For more information on Altimmune, please visit www.altimmune.com.
Rockville ranks #7 in the Top 10 Most Diverse Cities, according to recent study.
According to a study by WalletHub, four of the top 10 most diverse cities in the country are in Montgomery County, outranking New York and San Francisco.
The personal finance website placed Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville in its top ten “2020’s Most Ethnically Diverse Cities in the U.S.” list.
WalletHub took a snapshot of America’s current cultural profile, comparing 501 of the largest U.S. cities using the three following indicators:
According to the 2020 findings, Jersey City, New Jersey, is the most ethnically diverse city in the country.
Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville followed at number two, three, five, and seven respectively, which means that Montgomery County boasts four of America’s most diverse cities.
“The WalletHub Study confirms what we know, which is that Montgomery County is one of the most culturally diverse communities in our nation. What the study doesn’t say, and what sets Montgomery County apart from other parts of the country, is that we are a community that recognizes diversity as one of our greatest assets,” said County Executive Marc Elrich.
Interestingly enough, when comparing diversity in small cities, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring, and Rockville are ranked number one through four, respectively.
The top 10 most diverse cities in America were in order:
View the entire report here.
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