Inovio Presents ‘Positive’ Early Data For Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate; Shares Plunge 12%

Inovio Presents ‘Positive’ Early Data For Covid-19 Vaccine Candidate; Shares Plunge 12%

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) on Tuesday announced “positive” interim clinical data results of INO-4800, its experimental vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus.Shares, however dropped 12% to $27.74 in midday U.S. trading, suggesting investors were taking the results with a grain of salt. The value of the stock has this year already ballooned 740%.Inovio said that the early-stage clinical data demonstrated that INO-4800 resulted in immune responses and was generally safe and well-tolerated in all participants in the first two Phase 1 trial cohorts. In addition, the biotech company announced that INO-4800 has been selected to participate in a non-human primate (NHP) challenge study as part of the U.S. government's Operation Warp Speed, a national program aiming to provide substantial quantities of safe, effective vaccine for Americans by January 2021."We are very encouraged by the positive interim safety and preliminary cellular and humoral immune response results to date as well as the inclusion...