Injecting Nano Covax vaccine (Photo: VNA)
A MMU representative said in this phase, the vaccine, developed by Vietnamese Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, will be tested on around 13,000 volunteers aged between 18 and 74, in many localities nationwide.
The third phase, also the final one, aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine and each volunteer may only receive one jab of 25 mcg.
Director of the university Prof. Dr. Do Quyet showed his confidence in the safety of Nano Covax vaccine with the positive results obtained from the previous two trial phases.
Navo Covax vaccine started testing on humans on December 17 last year and has completed the second phase.
The first-phase trials showed the vaccine was safe and vaccinated volunteers had antibodies against the UK variant (B117).
The second-phase ones were conducted on 560 volunteers divided into four groups, with 80 people injected with a placebo and three other groups administered with 25mcg, 50mcg, and 75mcg doses. However, only 554 received second shots because six people withdrew from the trial.
All of the vaccinated volunteers have developed antibodies against COVID-19 at different levels.
Regarding the antibody index to neutralise the virus, people injected with 25mcg dose got the highest index with more than 90 percent at 14 days after the second shot and 42 days since the first jabs.
Vietnam beat Indonesia 4-0 in World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam trounced Indonesia 4-0 in a match of Group G of the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers which took place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on June 7 (local time), reported Vietnam News Agency.
Nguyen Cong Phuong (in red jersey No.10) celebrates his goal for Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam further tighten their grip on the top of the group with 14 points.
Nguyen Tien Linh opened the scoreboard for the team in six minutes into the second half, before Nguyen Quang Hai, substitute Nguyen Cong Phuong and Vu Van Thanh extended the lead.
In their previous face-off in the qualifiers in October 2019, Vietnam defeated their Indonesian rivals 3-1.
State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue congratulated the squad on its victory, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).
The team also received a bonus of 1 billion VND (43,590 USD) from the VFF.
Vietnam will play Malaysia on June 11 and host the UAE four days later.
Pangasius exports rebound on rising global demand
Vietnam’s pangasius exports has got back on track on the recovery of many economies following their successful control of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Voice of Vietnam reported according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
The US has continuously increased its pangasius imports from Vietnam. (Illustrative image)
By the end of May 2021, pangasius exports reached over USD600 million, an increase of more than 10% compared to the same period in 2020, the VASEP reports.
All major pangasius consumers such as China, the United States, Brazil and Thailand increased their import from Vietnam, says the association.
Data from the VASEP show Vietnam’s pangasius exports to Brazil and Thailand rose 38.7% and 8.5% to USD27 million and USD26 million respectively over the same period last year.
Meanwhile, the US consumed more than USD35 million worth of pangasius imports from Vietnam in May alone, up 120% against May 2020. The world’s largest market increased the import of frozen pangasius fillets due to a sharp fall in the output of locally raised catfish.
The five-month export value of the pangasius to Hong Kong (China) also hit USD146 million, accounting for nearly one fourth of Vietnam’s total export value of the product, and making it the country’s largest pangasius consumer.
VASEP General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe forecast pangasius exports are expected to enjoy impressive growth in the coming months thanks to successful COVID-19 containment in foreign countries./.