Registration opens for the third phase of clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

  • Date: 12-Aug-2020
  • Source: Bizbahrain
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  • Country:Bahrain
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Registration opens for the third phase of clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

The Public Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health has announced the opening of volunteering opportunities to take part in the third phase of the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial. The inactivated vaccine is pre-qualified by the World Health Organization and volunteers can register through the National Volunteer Platform. The ministry revealed that the trial will enlist up to 6000 volunteers, over the age of 18, and volunteers will have to undergo a health assessment prior to enlisting, as per the health requirements set by the approved protocols. The Ministry of Health emphasized that the inactivated vaccine does not cause infection, but triggers an immune response producing antibodies that fight the virus, the effectiveness of the produced antibodies will be assessed as a measure of the success of the