primates.Macaques were immunized three times at day 0, 7 and 14 through the intramuscular route with low dose (1.5 μg per dose) or high dose (6 μg per dose) of PiCoVacc or adjuvant only (sham) or placebo. (A and B) Hematological analysis in all four groups of macaques (n=4). Lymphocyte subset percents (A), including CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ were monitored at day −1 (1 day before vaccination), 18 (3 day after the second vaccination) and 29 (7 day after the third vaccination). Key cytokines (B), containing TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-2 were examined at day −1, 1 (the day for the first vaccination), 4, 18 and 29 after vaccination. Values are mean ± s.d. 