COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Covaxin Human Trials Begins at Redkar Hospital in North Goa, Says CM Pramod Sawant
"Human trials of Covaxin, an indigenously developed vaccine for COVID-19 has begun at Redkar Hospital in Goa. This is a testimony of India's immense potential in healthcare innovation. My best wishes to the entire team working on Covaxin," Sawant tweeted.
Panaji, July 20: The coastal state of Goa also locates one of the 12 medical facilities where the trial of India's leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate has begun. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday issued a confirmation on the initiated of human trials at the Redkar Hospital based in North Goa's Pernem Taluka.
"Human trials of Covaxin, an indigenously developed vaccine for COVID-19 has begun at Redkar Hospital in Goa. This is a testimony of India's immense potential in healthcare innovation. My best wishes to the entire team working on Covaxin," Sawant tweeted. COVID-19 Vaccine Update: UK's Oxford-AstraZeneca Eyes September Rollout, Russia to Release 'Next Month', India's Covaxin In Clinical Trial Stage.
The Goa-based medical facility has selected 10 volunteers for the trials that began today. They were shortlisted from a pool of persons who had opted to volunteer in the testing of the vaccine candidate.
A day earlier, the hospital authorities had sent the swabs of some of the aspirants, and based on the feedback, the 10 volunteers were selected to participate in the phase 1 of clinical trials.
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The clinical trials have begun at 12 hospitals, the most crucial among them being the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). At the country's premiere hospital, a total of 375 volunteers are participating in the human trials.
Based on the success of phase one of vaccine trial, the second round will be conducted with a larger number of volunteers. The mass production of vaccine, under normal circumstances, begins only after the third phase of trials is successfully completed.
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