IBOV 173,825.27 ▼ 1.24% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,356.09 ▼ 0.07% MERVAL 3,185,257 ▼ 3.22% COLCAP 2,285.11 ▼ 0.30% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL5.10▲ 0.45% USD/MXN17.43▲ 0.27% USD/CLP924.00▼ 0.22% USD/COP3,224▼ 1.11% USD/PEN3.39▲ 0.22% USD/ARS1,475▼ 0.07% USD/UYU40.18▲ 1.21% USD/PYG6,030▲ 1.35% USD/BOB10.63▲ 3.73% USD/DOP58.14▼ 0.19% USD/CRC447.87▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.25% USD/HNL26.73▲ 0.09% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.34% USD/VES730.65▲ 0.57% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.62▲ 0.40% USD/TTD6.75▲ 1.34% EUR/BRL5.84▲ 0.54% BRENT 84.83 ▼ 0.14% WTI 78.98 ▼ 0.78% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.24 ▼ 0.82% GOLD 3,978 ▼ 1.63% SILVER 55.09 ▼ 3.55% SOY 1,194 ▼ 0.69% CORN 461.50 ▲ 3.13% WHEAT 670.50 ▼ 1.03% COFFEE 313.95 ▼ 6.13% SUGAR 14.41 ▼ 2.96% ORANGE JUICE 134.95 ▼ 2.81% COTTON 79.07 ▼ 1.85% COCOA 5,441 ▼ 5.16% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 3.07% CATTLE 346.88 ▼ 0.88% LITHIUM 68.86 ▼ 3.10% PETR4 39.89 ▼ 1.72% VALE3 72.98 ▼ 2.05% ITUB4 42.55 ▼ 1.37% BBDC4 18.41 ▼ 1.02% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.76 ▲ 1.02% B3SA3 15.39 ▼ 1.91% WEGE3 43.49 ▼ 1.74% PRIO3 56.79 ▼ 1.23% SUZB3 41.70 ▲ 0.53% RENT3 38.86 ▼ 3.69% AZZA3 18.53 ▼ 0.70% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 1.15% GMAT3 3.92 ▼ 1.51% PSSA3 55.22 — 0.00% CVCB3 1.35 ▲ 0.75% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 1.77% SLCE3 13.61 ▲ 0.81% NATU3 8.56 ▼ 1.27% BRKM5 6.10 ▼ 4.84% RANI3 8.08 ▲ 1.25% CSNA3 5.10 ▼ 2.67% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.01% USIM5 7.90 ▼ 3.66% GGBR4 23.91 ▼ 1.20% ENEV3 25.95 ▼ 3.71% CPFE3 47.19 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.09 ▼ 0.54% EQTL3 39.85 ▼ 1.19% LREN3 13.65 ▼ 3.19% VIVT3 35.47 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.93 ▼ 1.00% KLABIN 17.36 ▼ 0.17% RAIA DROGASIL 18.52 ▼ 0.80% RDOR3 35.87 ▼ 0.39% HAPV3 10.95 ▼ 0.36% FLRY3 16.42 ▼ 0.55% SMTO3 15.72 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.99 ▲ 2.86% VBBR3 34.37 ▲ 1.84% BBSE3 41.18 ▲ 1.15% BPAC11 56.59 ▼ 0.79% CURY3 31.29 ▼ 4.40% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.35 ▼ 0.72% COMPASS 24.91 ▼ 0.80% VAMOS 3.16 ▲ 1.28% SANB11 26.83 ▼ 0.63% ASAI3 8.56 ▼ 1.15% SBSP3 29.30 ▼ 2.27% WALMEX 49.59 ▼ 0.22% GMEXICO 198.85 ▼ 0.68% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 0.86% CEMEX 22.74 ▲ 0.53% GFNORTE 180.87 ▼ 1.41% BIMBO 58.25 ▲ 1.27% TELEVISA 9.52 ▼ 0.42% AMX 22.78 ▼ 0.09% GAP 391.88 ▼ 1.31% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA 231.98 ▼ 1.37% KOF 179.47 ▲ 1.42% GRUMA 286.75 ▲ 1.92% KIMBER 38.78 ▲ 0.13% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 75,975 ▼ 3.28% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 4.20% PAMPA 5,110 ▼ 2.48% TXAR 662.00 ▼ 1.34% ALUAR 940.00 ▼ 2.03% TGS 9,360 ▼ 4.00% CEPU 2,260 ▼ 3.58% MIRGOR 16,850 ▼ 0.74% COME 44.60 ▼ 2.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,550 ▼ 1.73% BYMA 301.50 ▼ 0.82% TELECOM ARG 4,180 ▼ 3.13% ECOPETROL 15.82 ▼ 1.00% BANCOLOMBIA 79.47 ▼ 2.55% GRUPO AVAL 4.97 ▼ 1.19% CREDICORP 387.44 ▼ 2.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.66 ▼ 3.24% BUENAVENTURA 30.17 ▼ 1.76% MERCADOLIBRE 1,857 ▲ 0.77% NUBANK 13.79 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.68 ▼ 1.13% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 0.65% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.71% GLOBANT 32.20 ▲ 0.69% TECNOGLASS 46.83 ▲ 2.54% GAP AIRPORT 225.96 ▼ 0.81% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA AIRPORT 107.21 ▼ 0.64% AMX ADR 26.14 ▲ 0.11% FEMSA ADR 129.49 ▲ 0.56% CEMEX ADR 13.10 ▲ 0.23% PETROBRAS ADR 17.47 ▼ 2.18% VALE ADR 14.22 ▼ 3.07% ITAU ADR 8.30 ▼ 1.78% SANTANDER BR 5.30 ▼ 0.93% AMBEV ADR 3.05 ▲ 0.66% CSN 1.00 ▼ 2.91% GERDAU 4.72 ▼ 1.77% LATAM ADR 53.18 ▼ 3.08% BTC 63,333 ▼ 2.13% ETH 1,843 ▼ 3.87% SOL 74.79 ▼ 3.20% XRP 1.09 ▼ 2.49% BNB 569.79 ▼ 1.78% ADA 0.16 ▼ 3.57% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.94% AVAX 6.46 ▼ 3.53% LINK 8.25 ▼ 3.34% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.66% LTC 44.85 ▼ 0.61% BCH 221.35 ▼ 0.81% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.82% XLM 0.18 ▼ 2.97% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.53% NEAR 1.96 ▼ 4.89% ATOM 1.50 ▼ 3.31% AAVE 90.30 ▼ 5.77% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 81.77 ▼ 0.70% EMBRAER ADR 64.37 ▼ 0.82% JBS 12.03 ▼ 0.58% JBS BDR 61.50 ▲ 0.11% MBRF3 15.29 ▼ 0.71% MBRFY 2.93 ▲ 2.09% INTER 5.54 ▼ 1.42% IBOV 173,825.27 ▼ 1.24% IPSA 10,947.38 ▼ 0.70% IPC MEX 66,356.09 ▼ 0.07% MERVAL 3,185,257 ▼ 3.22% COLCAP 2,285.11 ▼ 0.30% BVL PERÚ 57,112.22 — — USD/BRL 5.10 ▲ 0.45% USD/MXN 17.43 ▲ 0.27% USD/CLP 924.00 ▼ 0.22% USD/COP 3,224 ▼ 1.11% USD/PEN 3.39 ▲ 0.22% USD/ARS 1,475 ▼ 0.07% USD/UYU 40.18 ▲ 1.21% USD/PYG 6,030 ▲ 1.35% USD/BOB 10.63 ▲ 3.73% USD/DOP 58.14 ▼ 0.19% USD/CRC 447.87 ▲ 1.07% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.25% USD/HNL 26.73 ▲ 0.09% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.34% USD/VES 730.65 ▲ 0.57% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.62 ▲ 0.89% USD/TTD 6.75 ▲ 1.81% EUR/BRL 5.84 ▲ 0.54% BRENT 84.83 ▼ 0.14% WTI 78.98 ▼ 0.78% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.24 ▼ 0.82% GOLD 3,978 ▼ 1.63% SILVER 55.09 ▼ 3.55% SOY 1,194 ▼ 0.69% CORN 461.50 ▲ 3.13% WHEAT 670.50 ▼ 1.03% COFFEE 313.95 ▼ 6.13% SUGAR 14.41 ▼ 2.96% ORANGE JUICE 134.95 ▼ 2.81% COTTON 79.07 ▼ 1.85% COCOA 5,441 ▼ 5.16% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 3.07% CATTLE 346.88 ▼ 0.88% LITHIUM 68.86 ▼ 3.10% PETR4 39.89 ▼ 1.72% VALE3 72.98 ▼ 2.05% ITUB4 42.55 ▼ 1.37% BBDC4 18.41 ▼ 1.02% ABEV3 15.60 ▲ 0.19% BBAS3 20.76 ▲ 1.02% B3SA3 15.39 ▼ 1.91% WEGE3 43.49 ▼ 1.74% PRIO3 56.79 ▼ 1.23% SUZB3 41.70 ▲ 0.53% RENT3 38.86 ▼ 3.69% AZZA3 18.53 ▼ 0.70% CSAN3 3.88 ▼ 1.27% RAIZ4 0.29 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.59 ▼ 1.15% GMAT3 3.92 ▼ 1.51% PSSA3 55.22 — 0.00% CVCB3 1.35 ▲ 0.75% POSI3 3.88 ▼ 1.77% SLCE3 13.61 ▲ 0.81% NATU3 8.56 ▼ 1.27% BRKM5 6.10 ▼ 4.84% RANI3 8.08 ▲ 1.25% CSNA3 5.10 ▼ 2.67% CMIN3 5.45 ▲ 4.01% USIM5 7.90 ▼ 3.66% GGBR4 23.91 ▼ 1.20% ENEV3 25.95 ▼ 3.71% CPFE3 47.19 ▲ 0.77% CMIG4 11.09 ▼ 0.54% EQTL3 39.85 ▼ 1.19% LREN3 13.65 ▼ 3.19% VIVT3 35.47 — 0.00% RAIL3 13.93 ▼ 1.00% KLABIN 17.36 ▼ 0.17% RAIA DROGASIL 18.52 ▼ 0.80% RDOR3 35.87 ▼ 0.39% HAPV3 10.95 ▼ 0.36% FLRY3 16.42 ▼ 0.55% SMTO3 15.72 ▲ 1.22% UGPA3 31.99 ▲ 2.86% VBBR3 34.37 ▲ 1.84% BBSE3 41.18 ▲ 1.15% BPAC11 56.59 ▼ 0.79% CURY3 31.29 ▼ 4.40% AERI3 2.02 — 0.00% VIVARA 23.35 ▼ 0.72% COMPASS 24.91 ▼ 0.80% VAMOS 3.16 ▲ 1.28% SANB11 26.83 ▼ 0.63% ASAI3 8.56 ▼ 1.15% SBSP3 29.30 ▼ 2.27% WALMEX 49.59 ▼ 0.22% GMEXICO 198.85 ▼ 0.68% FEMSA 225.20 ▲ 0.86% CEMEX 22.74 ▲ 0.53% GFNORTE 180.87 ▼ 1.41% BIMBO 58.25 ▲ 1.27% TELEVISA 9.52 ▼ 0.42% AMX 22.78 ▼ 0.09% GAP 391.88 ▼ 1.31% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA 231.98 ▼ 1.37% KOF 179.47 ▲ 1.42% GRUMA 286.75 ▲ 1.92% KIMBER 38.78 ▲ 0.13% SQM-B 66,050 ▼ 2.72% COPEC 6,126 ▼ 1.35% BSANTANDER 78.16 ▼ 0.61% FALABELLA 5,853 ▼ 0.37% ENELAM 84.80 ▼ 1.11% CENCOSUD 2,005 ▼ 1.72% CMPC 1,074 ▼ 2.63% BANCO CHILE 188.88 ▼ 0.33% LATAM AIR 25.40 ▲ 2.01% YPF 75,975 ▼ 3.28% GGAL 7,860 ▼ 4.20% PAMPA 5,110 ▼ 2.48% TXAR 662.00 ▼ 1.34% ALUAR 940.00 ▼ 2.03% TGS 9,360 ▼ 4.00% CEPU 2,260 ▼ 3.58% MIRGOR 16,850 ▼ 0.74% COME 44.60 ▼ 2.26% LOMA NEGRA 3,550 ▼ 1.73% BYMA 301.50 ▼ 0.82% TELECOM ARG 4,180 ▼ 3.13% ECOPETROL 15.82 ▼ 1.00% BANCOLOMBIA 79.47 ▼ 2.55% GRUPO AVAL 4.97 ▼ 1.19% CREDICORP 387.44 ▼ 2.70% SOUTHERN COPPER 175.66 ▼ 3.24% BUENAVENTURA 30.17 ▼ 1.76% MERCADOLIBRE 1,857 ▲ 0.77% NUBANK 13.79 ▼ 0.65% XP 16.68 ▼ 1.13% PAGSEGURO 9.15 ▼ 0.65% STONE 11.20 ▼ 0.71% GLOBANT 32.20 ▲ 0.69% TECNOGLASS 46.83 ▲ 2.54% GAP AIRPORT 225.96 ▼ 0.81% ASUR 280.94 ▼ 0.89% OMA AIRPORT 107.21 ▼ 0.64% AMX ADR 26.14 ▲ 0.11% FEMSA ADR 129.49 ▲ 0.56% CEMEX ADR 13.10 ▲ 0.23% PETROBRAS ADR 17.47 ▼ 2.18% VALE ADR 14.22 ▼ 3.07% ITAU ADR 8.30 ▼ 1.78% SANTANDER BR 5.30 ▼ 0.93% AMBEV ADR 3.05 ▲ 0.66% CSN 1.00 ▼ 2.91% GERDAU 4.72 ▼ 1.77% LATAM ADR 53.18 ▼ 3.08% BTC 63,333 ▼ 2.13% ETH 1,843 ▼ 3.87% SOL 74.79 ▼ 3.20% XRP 1.09 ▼ 2.49% BNB 569.79 ▼ 1.78% ADA 0.16 ▼ 3.57% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 2.94% AVAX 6.46 ▼ 3.53% LINK 8.25 ▼ 3.34% DOT 0.85 ▲ 0.66% LTC 44.85 ▼ 0.61% BCH 221.35 ▼ 0.81% TRX 0.32 ▼ 0.82% XLM 0.18 ▼ 2.97% HBAR 0.07 ▼ 2.53% NEAR 1.96 ▼ 4.89% ATOM 1.50 ▼ 3.31% AAVE 90.30 ▼ 5.77% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 81.77 ▼ 0.70% EMBRAER ADR 64.37 ▼ 0.82% JBS 12.03 ▼ 0.58% JBS BDR 61.50 ▲ 0.11% MBRF3 15.29 ▼ 0.71% MBRFY 2.93 ▲ 2.09% INTER 5.54 ▼ 1.42%
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New mRNA vaccine from Arcturus is designed to replicate numerous viral components in the body

By · April 29, 2022 · 3 min read

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Like the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, which are barely effective against the viruses still circulating, the new “active ingredient” from Arcturus Therapeutics is an mRNA preparation.

This has been “further developed” so that the spike proteins and other virus components multiply in the body. The U.S. preparation is said to have a “95% efficacy” against severe courses and death. We’ve heard that before.

The tales of vaccine efficacy against “severe courses” are well known from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, even though it is now becoming increasingly clear that the vaccines, at least against the variants circulating today, cannot be certified as having any efficacy beyond pure faith.

U.S. biotech firm Arcturus Therapeutics. (Photo internet reproduction)
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Neither is one protected from disease nor from passing on the virus, one has no protection against hospitalization, and correspondingly old or pre-diseased persons continue to die. Whether a “milder course” can be expected in any of the described courses of the disease can be evaluated as a matter of faith, it cannot be proven.

Now a third mRNA “vaccine” is about to be approved. The human trials required for this were carried out on the disadvantaged population of Vietnam, while the Delta and Omikron variants were active there.

The name of the active ingredient is ARCT-154, although it is to be expected that a catchier name will be found when marketing begins. In addition to the spike protein, other proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 viruses are produced in the human body.

Most media speak that the entire vaccine could multiply in human cells, but this information does not seem entirely consistent. There is no “off” button for this manufacturer as with previous agents. Again, one must believe that production will eventually stop.

The main difference is storage and transportation options. ARCT-154 can reportedly be shipped as a powder that does not require special refrigeration. This powder must be mixed with liquid before injecting it into test participants.

Then the “vaccination” works – “guaranteed.” ARCT-154 has recently passed phase 3 of the prescribed tests in the recently accustomed fast-track procedure and is about to be approved.

To this end, the company is in close contact with the authorities in the USA, the EU, and the UK. Initially, the active ingredient will be marketed and used in Vietnam.

We found an attempt to explain how ARCT-154 works in the “Indian Express”:

Like Pfizer/BioNTech’s and Moderna’s, an mRNA vaccine uses messenger RNA that encodes the coronavirus spike protein. In other words, the mRNA instructs the cell to produce copies of the spike protein so that when an actual infection occurs, the immune system recognizes the spike and triggers a response.

A self-amplifying mRNA vaccine is an improvement over the traditional RNA platform. It encodes four additional proteins in addition to the vaccine antigen that allows amplification of the original RNA strand once it is in the cell. The fundamental advantage is that a lower dose is required.

There are currently no satisfactory reports of side effects. All available press reports are reminiscent of the one-sided jubilant reports one is used to from the other “vaccines”.

The stock markets did not take the “new miracle drug” news quite so enthusiastically and reacted with a 20% plunge in Arcturus shares. This could also be because the efficacy against symptomatic Covid-19 is said not to be 95% as claimed by the manufacturer but only 55%.

The proportion of unvaccinated people that can be convinced of the active ingredient is unlikely to be very large. That’s why the manufacturer wants to seek approval as a booster vaccine.

What could happen if people are “inoculated” at intervals of a few months with ever different agents that change the way human cells function and are transferred into the genetic material?

 

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