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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at the meeting – Photo: VGP
The Prime Minister called for the encouragement and support of national units in research and development in the spirit of the highest conditions. The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health the primary responsibility and coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology and functional agencies in determining the vaccine production capacity of national companies to take appropriate and timely support measures.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Health to know the clinical trials of COVID-19 in other countries of the world, to expedite the clinical trial of Nanocovax (Nanogen Company), in order to have vaccines soon in the country.
Also, supporting the Nanogen Company, especially looking for foreign partners in the clinical trial of the Nanocovax phase 3 vaccine.
The Prime Minister also appointed the Academy of Military Medicine to chair and coordinate with the Institute of Biotechnology, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and related units to develop and submit to the competent authorities for approval of construction projects. center for research and development of vaccines for human infectious diseases.
This includes the construction of a grade 3 or 4 biosafety research laboratory. The Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Investments, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of National Defense prioritize the allocation of funds to implement this project .
Will buy foreign COVID-19 vaccine
The prime minister also asked to have soon a series of vaccines necessary to protect the health of the population. “The Ministry of Health finalizes the specific project on the quantity, unit price, the injected subjects, the method and effectiveness of the vaccine, it determines which country is the most suitable for the purchase. In addition to the state budget, it is necessary for the company to buy itself. to have the necessary resources for this ”- said the Prime Minister.
The Ministry of Health needs to find more suppliers, ways to cooperate in the procurement of vaccines, even how to buy and sell finished products for packaging in Vietnam.
The Prime Minister asked the vaccine research units to speed up the process of clinical trials, how to minimize the time of phases 1, 2, 3 and have appropriate and creative methods. The Ministry of Health listens to different information channels to choose the best option, perfect it and present it to the Government.
According to information from the Ministry of Health, tomorrow, December 22, the Nanocovax vaccine clinical trial implementation unit will vaccinate the volunteers after the first injection on December 17. This is the first COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam licensed for human trials.
Phase 2 will be injected after having 50% of the Phase 1 data, it is expected that in March 2021 more than 400-600 people will be injected to determine immunogenicity. Phase 3 will inject at least 1,500 to 3,000 people, possibly expanding to 10,000 to 30,000 people, and is expected to take place in several countries outside of Vietnam.
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