Oxford University's candidate for coronavirus vaccine fails animal tests

The quest to find a vaccine for coronavirus (Covid-19) has hit a roadblock with the Oxford University candidate for the vaccine failing in tests, reports Indian Express. Known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, the vaccine was not able to stop the virus from getting into the rhesus macaque monkey. The rhesus macaque is a primate and a native of  Southeast Asia. 

The vaccine's failure to prevent the virus from attacking the rhesus macaque is a setback and kills the hope of treating humans. The vaccine is under human trials in Britian. However, the vaccine did work against pneumonia. A research paper available on pre-print