COVID-19 vaccine reaches phase-2 trials in China

BEIJING - An inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has entered phase-2 clinical trials in China, the Science and Technology Daily reported Saturday. The phase-2 trials, which further evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in humans, are conducted in the southwestern province of Yunnan. So far, five COVID19 vaccine candidates have been approved for clinical trials in China, accounting for 40 percent of the total vaccines in clinical trials worldwide, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

(Xinhua)

A nurse helps a colleague put on a protective suit outside the isolation wards at Ditan Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2020. Beijing reported 227 COVID-19 cases on June 11-20. (Photo:Xinhua)