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Over 1,000 second shots of Nano Covax vaccine given to volunteers in third-phase trials

More than 1,000 volunteers received their second shots of homegrown Nano Covax vaccine in its third phase of human trials, as announced by the Defence Ministry’s Military Medical University on July 19.
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Hanoi (VNA) – More than 1,000 volunteers receivedtheir second shots of homegrown Nano Covax vaccine in its third phase of human trials, asannounced by the Defence Ministry’s Military Medical University on July 19.

Prof. Dr. Maj. Gen. Hoang Van Luong, Deputy Director of the university,said after being injected, the volunteers are in stable conditions. Medicalworkers have asked them to update information about side effects if any on thee-Diary.
Over 12,000 remaining volunteers will get their second jab fromJuly 26.

All volunteers are expected be fully vaccinated with twoshots in mid-August.   

Nano Covax is developed by the Nanogen PharmaceuticalBiotechnology JSC based on recombinant DNA/protein technology. It went throughthe first-phase trial from December 18, 2020 and the second phase from February26, 2021. The third phase started on June 11, 2021.

Results from the first two trial phases showed that allvolunteers developed antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2./.
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