Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong begins clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine with mRNA technology

This is a vaccine negotiated by VinBioCare Biotechnology Joint Stock Company (belonging to VinGroup) and Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., USA.

Recently, the Special Working Group of the Ministry of Health has held many meetings with Vingroup, the TNLS units (Hanoi Medical University, Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, Military Medical Academy - Ministry of Defense). , experts in the field of research, production, and testing of vaccines... agree on the outline and profile of experimental research in Vietnam to promote domestic vaccine production, in order to proactively produce vaccines. apply for Covid-19 prevention in early 2022.

The Covid-19 vaccine ARCT-154 will be implemented in all 3 phases 1, 2, 3 in Vietnam on volunteers aged 18 years and older. This is the first vaccine produced by mRNA technology in Vietnam. Previously, the Center for Clinical Pharmacology, Hanoi Medical University - the testing unit said that it had begun to recruit volunteers to participate in the phase 1 study of the ARCT-154 vaccine. The number of volunteers participating in this phase is 100 people.

Screening subjects were healthy adults with no underlying medical conditions and not taking any medication on a regular basis. Volunteers are screened, admitted to the study, if they meet the requirements, they will receive 2 doses of the vaccine 28 days apart.

Yesterday (August 15), Hanoi Medical University began conducting a phase 1 clinical trial on 100 volunteers. Prof. Dr. Ta Thanh Van, Chairman of the Council of Hanoi Medical University, the main researcher of the clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine against Covid-19 said:

"Immediately after the announcement of recruitment of volunteers for clinical trial of the ARCT-154 vaccine, we received a positive response from the people.

Through examination and screening, we have selected more than 100 volunteers who fully satisfy the vaccine testing criteria: aged 18-59; no history of SARS, MERS or SARS-CoV-2 infections, no vaccination against Covid-19; agree to follow the study's procedures and conduct at least 8 clinical visits according to the study schedule at the Center for Clinical Pharmacology, Hanoi Medical University; is a healthy adult with no underlying medical conditions and does not have to take any medications on a regular basis.

In this Phase 1 Clinical Trial, we injected 100 volunteers. It is expected that on August 15, we will inject 50 volunteers, and August 16, we will inject the remaining 50 volunteers."

Volunteers received 2 doses of ARCT-154 vaccine or a placebo 28 days apart. Safety data after dose 1 (day 1) to 7 days after injection 2 (day 36) will be evaluated; If this data is evaluated by the Ethics Committee of the Ministry of Health, the ARCT-154 vaccine shows safety, good tolerability, will seek permission from the regulatory agency to conduct a phase 2 clinical trial soon.

ARCT-154 is a vaccine against Delta mutation, which is undergoing phase 1 and 2 trials in Singapore. In Vietnam, ARCT-154 will be tested again in phases 1 and 2; at the same time testing phase 3 according to the protocol approved by the Ministry of Health.

This is a vaccine negotiated by VinBioCare Biotechnology Joint Stock Company (belonging to VinGroup) and Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., USA to buy technology.

A representative of VinBioCare said that instead of transporting Covid-19 vaccine production equipment ARCT-154 by sea, which takes months, the company will hire a special plane to minimize the time it takes to assemble machinery to Vietnam. . Vingroup will invest in the construction of the above vaccine factory in Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park.

This is the third vaccine following Nano Covax and Covivac in the series of results of the policy of researching and receiving technology transfer of vaccines to prevent Covid-19 under the direction of the Government, said Deputy Minister of Health. .

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