Three volunteers getting the first shot of the 25mcg dose of Nanocovax, the first Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on humans, last December received the second on January 14.
14:23 | 14/01/2021
VGP – The first three volunteers got the second shots of 25mcg dose of homegrown Nanocovax vaccine at the Viet Nam Military Medical University in Ha Noi on Thursday morning.
These volunteers, comprising two men and one woman in their 20s, received the first shots on December 17, 2020.
They were selected to the first group of 20 volunteers. The rest of the group will receive the second shots on January 17 (next Monday).
Volunteers are divided into three groups to receive three different doses of 25 mcg, 50 mcg, and 75 mcg of the vaccine as part of the first stage of human trials.
All members of the second group of 20 volunteers were injected with the first shots (50mcg).
First shots of 75mcg dose of Nanocovax COVID-19 vaccine given to volunteers The highest dose, 75mcg, of Nanocovax, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Vietnam, was given to three volunteers in Hanoi on January 12 as part of the first stage of human trials.
The three women, aged 20 to 22, are the first of a total of 20 volunteers in the testing programme.
Following their injection, the volunteers will undergo health monitoring for 72 hours at the Hanoi-based Military Medical University. The other 17 volunteers will receive injections if the vaccine’s safety is confirmed.
Two groups of 20 people each are testing the 25mcg and 50mcg doses, receiving their first injections on December 17 and 26, respectively.
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Up to 75 percent of Vietnam s first Covid-19 vaccine volunteers reported only light fever or pain of no medical concern, according to Vietnam Military Medical University in Hanoi. - VnExpress International