UAE hits target of 15,000 volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine phase III trials

  • Date: 13-Aug-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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UAE hits target of 15,000 volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine phase III trials

The UAE announced that it had reached its target of 15,000 volunteers for the world's first phase III trials of an inactivated vaccine for Covid-19.

The target was achieved in less than a month with individuals from 107 nationalities participating in the programme, including more than 4,500 Emiratis, official news agency WAM reported.

The trials are managed by G42 Healthcare in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP), the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company