Made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trial from December 10
(VOVWORLD) - 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 in Hanoi with Vietnamese vaccine producers on Saturday.
 Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long (standing) at the meeting with Vietnamese vaccine producers on December 5, 2020 (Photo: VNA) |
Developed by Ho Chi Minh City-based Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Company, the vaccine completed the production process at laboratory scale, underwent animal trials, and was assessed by a Vietnamese and foreign agency.
The Vietnam Military Medical University will start testing the vaccine on 20 healthy people on December 10.
Several of them will receive the vaccine on the first day, while the test on the remaining volunteers will be carried out in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Three months after this trial concludes, the university is expected to perform another human trial involving about 400 volunteers.