Published on: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: A phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial will start on Jan 21 at nine Health Ministry (MOH) hospitals by their respective Clinical Research Centres (CRC), said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic). In announcing the matter, he said the first clinical trial conducted in Malaysia was expected to involve 3,000 volunteers. “Malaysia will be the first country outside China to conduct the trial of inactivated Covid-19 vaccine candidate made by the Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, China (IMBCAMS). ADVERTISEMENT “All regulatory requirements including ethical approval from the Medical Review & Ethics Committee (MREC) and finally, the Clinical Trial Import License (CTIL) from NPRA were obtained on January 8, 2021,” he said in a special address broadcast live on local television stations, Monday.