UHS all set to launch trial of second vaccine
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February 12, 2021
LAHORE: University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice-Chancellor Professor Javed Akram has said that his varsity is all set to launch the phase-III trial of another Chinese coronavirus vaccine from next week.
The university earlier ran the trial of Can Sino vaccine developed by Beijing Institute of Biotechnology. The trial registered 18,000 volunteers and is in the follow-up stage at the moment.
While presiding over a meeting in this regard here on Thursday, the veteran physician said that the National Bio-Ethics Committee had approved a phase-III (involving humans) randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in local population with 18 years of age and above to determine the safety and efficacy of “ZF2001” – a recombinant novel coronavirus vaccine for prevention of COVID-19.
Training held on monitoring of Covid immunisation affects
Islamabad
February 9, 2021
Islamabad:The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), in collaboration with World Health Organisation, arranged a one-day training session on monitoring of Adverse Event Following Immunisation (AEFI) of COVID-19 vaccine here on Monday.
Representatives from the Pakistan National Pharmacovigilance Centre (PNPC), DRAP, federal and provincial Expanded Programmes on Immunization, and focal persons of pharmacovigilance from the provinces attended the training.
Dr. Abdur Rashid, Director, Division of Pharmacy and Head of PNPC welcomed the participants. He briefly explained the role of DRAP in general and the Division of Pharmacy Services in particular in the process of approval of clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan and subsequent monitoring of AEFIs after their registration. He also explained the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder.
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