Made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trial from December 10
Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trials of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine from December 10, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said at a meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (standing) at the meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5 (Photo: VNA).
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam will conduct the first phase of human trialsof a locally made COVID-19 vaccine from December 10, Minister of Health NguyenThanh Long said at a meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5.
To date, Vietnamese producers have worked to accelerate the research of COVID-19vaccines, with Ivac, Vabiotech and Nanogen completing production process atlaboratory scale and currently evaluating the vaccines’ safety and immunity inanimals. Meanwhile, Nanogen is now ready to pilot the first phase of humantrial.
Nanogen will join hands with the Military Medical University to recruitvolunteers for the first phase of clinical trial on December 10.
At the meeting, experts and vaccine producers discussed progress of vaccine productionand challenges during vaccine development, as well as outline solutions for thetime ahead.
Laying stress on the significance of COVID-19 vaccine production, Long said theministry has promoted domestic research and production while enhancing cooperation withinternational vaccine developers so as to gain early access to vaccine sources.
He urged localvaccine producers to speed up their work in order to launch human trial soon, and pledged support for the producers, including minimising administrativeprocedures and facilitating product registration and licensing.
The Ministry of Health will work with competent agencies to help producers getaccess to capital for vaccine development and production, he added.
Long requested vaccine producer Polivac to continue with its research on COVID-19 vaccine,while coordinating with Russia and China to leverage access to vaccine suppliers in the two nations./.
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 case on December 4, keeping the national tally at 1,361, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
By harnessing the will and power of each nation and strengthening solidarity and cooperation, the international community will win the battle against COVID-19, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in his message to the UN General Assembly’s special session on COVID-19 response.
Vietnam recorded four new COVID-19 cases from 6pm of December 4 to 6pm of December 5, all Vietnamese and imported, bringing the national tally to 1,365, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
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Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (standing) at the meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5 (Photo: VNA). 
