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Vietnam trials COVID-19 vaccine on human subjects

TQO - The first sixty Vietnamese volunteers are going to be vaccinated with the COVID-19 Nanocovax vaccinetoday, which has been jointly developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ltd. Co and the Military Medical Academy.

Volunteers register for the COVID-19 vaccination test at the Military Medical Academy on the morning of December 10.

In the first phase of the human trials, selected volunteers aged 18-50 will receive two intramuscular injections of the vaccine, with a period of 28 days between the twoinjections. The first phase will span from December to February 2021.

The second phase of the trial vaccination will run from February to August 2021 with the participation of 400-600 volunteers aged from 12-75.

Prior to the clinical trials, the Nanocovax vaccine has been injected in mice and monkeys with very good results.

According to a representative from Nanogen, if all goes well, the vaccine clinical trials will be completed in about four months. After that, researchers will consider a plan to include the vaccine in mass vaccination.

In addition, based on its technology, Nanogen can produce up to 20 million doses of vaccine per month.

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