Race to vaccinate against the deadly virus • Defense Minister Naftali Bennett received the news on a visit to the Biological Institute in Ness Ziona: "Proud of the Biological Institute who brought a huge breakthrough" • Next step: Patent antibody registration procedure

On the way to vaccination made in Israel? Defense Minister Naftali Bennett visited Nes Ziona Biological Institute on Monday, where he was presented with a significant breakthrough in finding an antidote to the Corona virus. It is an antibody that attacks the virus uniquely and can neutralize it in the sick body.

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According to researchers at the institute, led by Prof. Shmuel Shapiro, the antibody development phase is over. Now, the institute will continue the patent registration process and in the next phase, the researchers will turn to international companies for the purpose of being able to produce the antibody in commercial quantities. Such and other legal issues will be determined later by the Legal Advice to the Defense System. The antibody has not yet been determined.

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said: "I am proud of the members of the Biological Institute who have brought a tremendous breakthrough. The creativity and Jewish mind have brought this amazing achievement. The entire defense system will continue to operate at the forefront of the Corona."

Earlier, in the statement he made, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to vaccine development efforts: "Work on it at the biological institute. Once vaccinated - it will take time to produce it, and then time to divide it. After we made a preliminary call. I told him that I think we should get organized before and after the vaccine, because viruses can sprout like fungi after the rain. "