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Second Vietnam-produced COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials soon

The human trial of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine will begin on January 21-22, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has stated.
Second Vietnam-produced COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials soon ảnh 1Volunteers register to participate in NACOVAX trials (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The human trial of Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine willbegin on January 21-22, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has stated.

COVIVAC has been developed by the Institute of Vaccines andMedical Biologicals (IVAC) based in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.

Volunteers will begin trials this month at the Hanoi MedicalUniversity in the capital. It has already been tested on rabbits and mice.

This is the second Vietnam-produced COVID-19 vaccine to betested on human. The country is expected to start clinical trials on the thirdvaccine in March.

According to Minister Long, Vietnam is one of the few ASEAN countriesthat have COVID-19 vaccine tested on human. In addition, Vietnam has been oneof the first four countries to perform the gene sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2and one of the five countries that can produce antibody diagnostic bio-products.

On December 17, 2020, the first Vietnam-made COVID-19 vaccineNANOCOVAX developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC started humantrials with volunteers receiving the first doses at the Military MedicalUniversity in Hanoi.

The volunteers remain in a healthy condition after receivingtwo doses each./.
VNA
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