Deputy PM gets second shot of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
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Boxes of Nanocovax vaccine (Photo: NanogenPharma)

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy made the statement at the press conference in Hanoi on March 31 afternoon. Duy stressed that Nanocovax vaccine’s trial speed was the highlight of Vietnam’s vaccination program. On top of that, medical authorities are also planning to speed up mechanism and timely support the third phase.

According to Mr. Nguyen Mai Duong, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology, science and technology agencies and organizations are pulling all the stops in the quest for Covid-19 vaccines.

Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Jsc is scheduled to trial its Nanocovax vaccine in the third phase in early May.

“If everything goes as planned, Nanogen will complete its vaccine evaluation target of 1,000 people. Nanocovax is expected to be granted use authorization in late Quarter 3 of 2021”, Duong was quoted as saying.

Mr. Trinh Thanh Hung, Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology for the economic - technical sectors, said the initial results proved made-in-Vietnam Nanocovax vaccine was highly effective on humans and could generate antibodies against the novel coronavirus.

A volunteer receive the second shot of the Nano Covax vaccine. Photo: VOV News.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on March 26 received the second shot of the made-in-Vietnam NanoCovax vaccine. After the injection, the official waited 30 minutes for medical monitoring and then talked to other volunteers, expressing his trust in those engaging in NanoCovax research and trials.

At the current progress, scientists would be able to submit the preliminary test results to the National Council for Ethics in Biomedical Research in late June or early July for the approval of the third phase of the trial on a larger scale, he continued.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam gets the second shot of made-in-Vietnam NanoCovax COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: VOV

Vietnam, the country’s been showered with praises over comprehensive and effective COVID-19 containment attainment is having three other potential vaccines on hands. The vaccines are studied and produced by Vabiotech, Polyvac and the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals (IVMB), all have completed the laboratory production process.

IVMB’s candidate Covivac has entered the first phase of human trials in early March after yielding safe and strong immunity response on animals.

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