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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – New news emerges from the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. A Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac Biotech claims that its Covid-19 vaccine produces neutralizing antibodies for elderly users.
This is the result of the initial and intermediate tests of the company. However, the immune response triggered by the vaccine in the elderly is less than that of the young.
Sinovac spokesman Liu Peicheng said that in the phase 1 and 2 clinical trials that took place in May 2020, there were 421 volunteers who were at least 60 years old. They were injected with CoronaVac and showed no serious side effects, he said, quoted by Reuters, on Tuesday (9/8/2020).
Unfortunately, so far Sinovac has not published the research results of the Covid-19 vaccine in the elderly in an official health journal.
Currently, CoronaVac has entered its final stage of clinical trials and is being tested in Brazil and Indonesia. This clinical trial will measure the efficacy and safety of the vaccine to obtain approval for mass use.
China itself has given permission to use CoronaVac for emergencies. About 90% of employees and their families have received the Covid-19 vaccine to protect people who are at high risk of infection.
Liu Peicheng added that this vaccine can last and is stable in storage for up to three years. This is one of the advantages of the Sinovac vaccine in distribution to remote and cold areas.
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