A doctor at the Việt Nam Military Medical University in Hà Nội prepares the Nano Covax shot for a volunteer in the vaccine’s human trial starting in December last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Diệp Trương

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HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam might distribute its locally-made COVID-19 vaccine among high-risk frontline workers in the third phase of human trials in May this year.

Nguyễn Ngô Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Training under the Ministry of Health, told the press after a meeting of the National Council for Ethics in Biomedical Research convened Friday to officially greenlight the second phase of the human trials of Nano Covax on February 26, following the first phase’s results proving that the vaccine is safe and 90 per cent effective.

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As many as 560 volunteers, aged from 18 to 65, will participate in the second phase, Quang said.

In addition to the testing at Việt Nam Military Medical University in Hà Nội, HCM City-based Pasteur Institute will also administer the testing of the vaccines in the southern province of Long An so more volunteers can be involved.

Unlike the first phase when volunteers got doses of 25mcg, 50mcg and 75mcg, this phase’s volunteers will be injected with only 50mcg and 75mcg doses (the most optimal dosage), according to the health official.

Quang said he hoped the second phase of Nano Covax trial could wrap up in April, and then in May, the vaccine could be used in high-risk groups like airport personnel, flight attendants, and other workers directly involved in the fight against the pandemic.

READ MORE: https://aseanews.net/2021/02/20/headline-viet-nam-to-give-locally-made-covid-19-vaccine-to-frontline-workers-in-may-official/

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Here is the GLOBAL status as of Thursday, 7am, February 18, 2021

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The coronavirus COVID-19 is affecting 218 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances.

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COVID-19 infection nears 110.4 million globally as deaths cross are at 2.44 million.

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THE CURE: VACCINES

Covid-19 vaccines administered (115 million) had now overtaken the number of infections worldwide (104 million), more than three-quarters of the jabs had been handed out in just 10 wealthy countries.

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The update-2.19.2021 Sick Earth Plague Day 449

 (1 Year, 2 Months, 19 Days)

Coronavirus Covid-19

Cases Globally: 110,378,533:
Deaths: 2,438,407;
Recovered:85,265,961.

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Here is the ASEAN status as of Thursday, 7am, February 18, 2021

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