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One volunteer (in black shirt) getting the 25 mcg jab on January 14 (Photo: VNE)

“This is the initial assessment from blood analysis of volunteers on day 7, 14, 21 after the first jab”, Associate Professor, Dr Ho Anh Son, Deputy Director of the Military Medical Research Institute, Military Medical Academy said. “To evaluate the durability and longevity of the antibody, the team will monitor the volunteers' health for another 6 months to a year”.

Vaccine research data is being processed to determine appropriate dose for the second phase. The data will also be reported to the Ministry of Health.

The second phase trial, with more extensive criteria, could start right after the Lunar New Year (mid-February) with two jabs. Over 560 volunteers are expected to be injected.

The Military Medical Academy on January 14 morning gave a second 25 mcg dose to three volunteers aged 25-42 who received the first dose last December 17.

Also on Thursday, another 10 volunteers were injected with the 75 mcg dose, one day earlier than expected. These volunteers are under further monitor at the Military Medical Academy, VNE reported.

Two groups of 20 people each are testing the 25mcg and 50mcg doses, receiving their first injections on December 17 and 26, respectively. (Photo: suckhoedoisong.vn)

Nanocovax, developed by Nanogen Biopharmar since May 2020, is the first locally-made vaccine candidate in Vietnam to enter human trials. To date, phase on of the trials has gone half the way with 60 volunteers got the injection.

The second phase is planned to start right after the first one and last for 6 months. 400-600 volunteers aged 12-75 will be recruited for the trial, which evaluates the immunogenicity and preventive potency of the vaccine.

The third phase (August 2021 - February 2022) is planned to take place in an epidemiological area in India, Indonesia, or Bangladesh to gather enough 1,500 – 3,000 volunteers aged 12-75.

Nanocovax is priced at VND120,000 ($5.17) per dose.

Along with injections, Vietnam’s COVID-19 Nanocovax vaccine will also be developed in the form of eye-drop and nasal spray for special subjects.

Developed by the Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC and the Vietnam Military Medical University, Nanocovax is Vietnam’s first candidate vaccine against the novel coronavirus to reach the human trial stage. Photo: Lao dong (Labour) newspaper

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

While Vabiotech and Polyvac’s vaccines are still under evaluation on animals, IVMB’s candidate Covivac is scheduled to enter human trials this January after yielding safe and strong immunity response on animals.

As reported by VOV, IVAC will cooperate with the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Hanoi Medical University to trial the vaccine on 125 volunteers aged 18-59. Those receiving IVAC’s trial jabs must be healthy, having no underlying disease and satisfying several other specific criteria.

According to Dr. Duong Huu Thai, Director of IVAC, the Institue has been studying Covivac since last May, aiming at successfully producing the vaccine and completing three human trials within 18 months. The first phase of the trails is scheduled to finish in April.

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