Ministry of Health welcomes provinces to locally-made vaccine trial
The Ministry of Health said it welcomed provinces that have registered to join the third stage of the clinical trial of the Nanocovax Covid-19 vaccine however they must follow procedures and regulations.
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said the trial must be approved by the Research Ethics Committee first then a review will be carried out.
"We don’t support administering vaccine shots to the public without permission under a trial," he said.
Nanogen, the developer of Nanocovax, said they had divided the third stage into smaller phases. In the first phase, 1,000 volunteers were given the vaccine and 12,000 people were given the vaccine in the second phase. Initial results showed that the vaccine was safe and effective. However, they still need more time to assess the results.
Nanogen has asked the Ministry of Health and the Research Ethics Committee to start the third phase to give the vaccine to 500,000 to one million volunteers. They also asked for permits to research the effects of the vaccines on children aged 12 to 18.
The Ministry of Health asked Nanogen to submit their data by August 15.
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Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan said the trial must be approved by the Research Ethics Committee first then a review will be carried out.
"We don’t support administering vaccine shots to the public without permission under a trial," he said.
Nanogen, the developer of Nanocovax, said they had divided the third stage into smaller phases. In the first phase, 1,000 volunteers were given the vaccine and 12,000 people were given the vaccine in the second phase. Initial results showed that the vaccine was safe and effective. However, they still need more time to assess the results.
Nanogen has asked the Ministry of Health and the Research Ethics Committee to start the third phase to give the vaccine to 500,000 to one million volunteers. They also asked for permits to research the effects of the vaccines on children aged 12 to 18.
The Ministry of Health asked Nanogen to submit their data by August 15.
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