Abu Dhabi begins world’s first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Abu Dhabi begins world’s first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Abu Dhabi begins world's first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Abu Dhabi begins world's first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Abu Dhabi begins world's first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Hamid, Chairman of the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, was the first volunteer to participate in clinical trials taking place in Abu Dhabi for the third phase of the inactive vaccine for COVID-19. (Abu Dhabi Media Office)

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Abu Dhabi begins world's first WHO-listed stage 3 clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine

The trail is a partnership between Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group

The vaccine already passed phases one and two of the clinical trials without showing any serious negative reactions

Updated 16 July 2020

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DUBAI: Abu Dhabi began phase three of clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, the emirate's government media office said.

The human trial is the world's first WHO-listed phase three clinical trial for a coronavirus inactivated vaccine.

Taking place in Abu Dhabi, the trail is a partnership between Sinopharm's China National Biotec Group (CNBG), Abu Dhabi based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.

Abu Dhabi Department of Health Chairman, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed,