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After 3 days of vaccination with Nanocovax, the health of the volunteers is not abnormal, but will need to be monitored today.
Exchange with VietNamNet, a representative from the Military Medical Academy said that after receiving the Nanocovax vaccine against Covid-19 from Nanogen Company, the volunteers had mild pain at the injection site and someone had a low fever. However, these are common symptoms like many other vaccines. Currently, the health of the 3 volunteers is good and mentally comfortable.
On the afternoon of December 20, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long, was present at the Military Medical Academy asking about the health of 3 volunteers.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and Health Minister visit volunteers to vaccinate Nanocovax
Although they injected themselves together on December 17, each volunteer injected the inflammation 3.5 hours apart, so the last person had to wait until the end of this afternoon for 72 hours after the injection, then they could go home. to control yourself. But to ensure safety, the 3 volunteers will continue to stay at the Military Medical Academy for another 1-2 days.
Currently, the Military Medical Academy is also submitting to the National Council of Ethics in Biomedical Research for their opinion before injecting the next 17 people in a 25 mcg dose group.
On the morning of December 17, the Military Medical Academy began testing the Covid-19 vaccine on the first volunteer. In the afternoon, 2 more volunteers were injected. All three were given the lowest dose of 25 mcg in order to assess the safety of the vaccine and find the optimal dose.
Mr. Nguyen Ngo Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training of the Ministry of Health, said that in phase 1 there was no control group. The 60 volunteers were divided into 3 groups, respectively, injecting 3 levels of 25 mcg, 50 mcg and 75 mcg.
Phase 2 will be divided into immunogenetics and placebo injections with a total of approximately 200-400 volunteers. Phase 3 will require between 1,500 and 3,000 volunteers and will be expanded to 10,000 people. The test is performed in the form of the knee. If all goes well, Vietnam is expected to complete all 3 phases of clinical trials by the end of 2021.
The Ministry of Health and the Military Medical Academy affirmed that the final objective of the study is to guarantee the safety of the participating volunteers. If an abnormality is found, the equipment will stop the test immediately.
Thuy Hanh
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