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CP-QC-CA-FN/2020 Página: 2/13 Read lhe text below and answer lhe question lha! follows it. Coronavirus: Scientists race to develop a vaccine We've been here many times before. ln lhe past five years alone, lhe world has faced outbreaks oi Ebola, Zika, another coronavirus called Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), and now the vírus simply known as "2019-nCoV". lt's already infected thousands of people and killed more than 100. But unlike in many previous outbreaks, where vaccines to protect people have taken years to develop, research for a vaccine to help stem this outbreak gol under way within hours oi lhe vírus being identified. Chinesa officials released its genetic code very quickly. That information helps scientists determine where lhe vírus probably carne from, how it might mutate as lhe outbreak develops, and how to protect people against it. With technological advances and greater commitment from governments around lhe world to fund research on emerging diseases, research facilities were able to spring into action fast. AI lnovio's lab in San Diego, scientists are using a relatively new type of DNA technology to develop a potential vaccine. "1 NO-4800" - as it's currently called - with plans for il to enter human triais by lhe early summer. Kate Broderick, senior vice-president of research and development ai lnovio, said: "Once China had provided lhe DNA sequence oi this vírus, we were able to put it through our lab's computar technology and design a vaccine within three hours. Our DNA medicine vaccines are novel in that they use DNA sequences from lhe vírus to target specific paris of lhe pathogen which we believe lhe body will mount lhe strongest response to. We then use the patient's own cells to become a factory for lhe vaccine, strengthening lhe body's own natural response mechanisms." lnovio says if lhe initial human triais are a success, larger triais would follow, ideally in an outbreak setting in China by lhe end oi lhe year. lt is impossible to predict whether this outbreak is likely to have ended by then. But if lnovio's timeline goes to plan, lhe company says it will be lhe quickest a new vaccine has ever been developed and tested in an outbreak situation. The last time a similar vírus - SARS - emerged in 2002 - China was slow to lei lhe world know what was happening. So by lhe time work on a vaccine starled in earnest, lhe outbreak was almost over. The work in these labs is being funded by lhe Coalition for Epidemie Preparedness lnnovations (Cepi), which is made up oi and funded by governments and philanthropic organisations from around lhe world. lt was created in lhe aftermath of lhe Ebola outbreak in West Africa to provida funding to accelerate lhe development of vaccines for new diseases. (<https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51299735>) Prova: Amarela Máquinas