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Coronavirus: Indonesia, Mexico approve late-stage trials of Chinese mRNA vaccine hopeful
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Published: 7:00pm, 1 Sep, 2021
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People wait to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in Jakarta on Tuesday. Indonesia is among the countries that have allowed phase 3 testing of a Chinese mRNA vaccine candidate. Photo: Reuters
An experimental Chinese mRNA
Covid-19 vaccine
has been approved for late-stage clinical trials in Mexico after months of delay, as well as in Indonesia.
The
ARCoV vaccine
– developed by Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology, Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and the Academy of Military Science – was cleared for the phase 3 trials by drug regulators in Mexico on August 19 and in Indonesia on August 27, Walvax said on Tuesday.
The Mexico trial involving 6,000 people
had been due to start at the end of May
, the country’s foreign ministry said that month, but authorities postponed it without saying why. The Mexican health and foreign ministries did not respond to requests for comment.
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- Mexican trial involving 6,000 people had been postponed since May
- Candidate will also undergo testing in Nepal and the Chinese mainland
Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing
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Published: 7:00pm, 1 Sep, 2021
Why you can trust SCMP
Post
People wait to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in Jakarta on Tuesday. Indonesia is among the countries that have allowed phase 3 testing of a Chinese mRNA vaccine candidate. Photo: Reuters
An experimental Chinese mRNA
Covid-19 vaccine
has been approved for late-stage clinical trials in Mexico after months of delay, as well as in Indonesia.
The
ARCoV vaccine
– developed by Yunnan Walvax Biotechnology, Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and the Academy of Military Science – was cleared for the phase 3 trials by drug regulators in Mexico on August 19 and in Indonesia on August 27, Walvax said on Tuesday.
The Mexico trial involving 6,000 people
had been due to start at the end of May
, the country’s foreign ministry said that month, but authorities postponed it without saying why. The Mexican health and foreign ministries did not respond to requests for comment.
Indonesia, Mexico approve phase 3 trials of Chinese mRNA vaccine hopeful
Mexican trial involving 6,000 people had been postponed since May. Candidate will also undergo testing in Nepal and the Chinese mainland.
www.scmp.com
