COVID-19 Vaccine: Sinovac gets nod for CoronaVac phase-3 trial in Brazil
The inclusion of participants is scheduled to start this month after ethical approval is obtained from each clinical site, the company added.;
Beijing: Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac has received approval for starting phase-3 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CoronaVac, in Brazil.
This study will recruit nearly 9,000 healthcare professionals working in COVID-19 specialised facilities in 12 clinical sites located in several states in Brazil, Sinovac said on Monday.
The inclusion of participants is scheduled to start this month after ethical approval is obtained from each clinical site, the company added.
The study will be conducted in partnership with Instituto Butantan, a leading Brazilian producer of vaccines.
"We are pleased to advance to Phase III trials with Butantan, which will allow us one step further to our commitment to developing vaccines for global use and to our mission of supplying vaccines to eliminate human diseases," Weidong Yin, Chairman, President and CEO of Sinovac, said in a statement.
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