Vietnam: Vaccine and biological manufacturer (Vabiotech) under the Vietnamese Ministry of Health has begun testing 19 Covid vaccines on 12 monkeys Which is a species of monkey of the Macaca family (Macaca mulatta). This is according to the publication of Vietnamenews on November 2. The test took place on the island of Rêu in the northern province of Quảng Ninh.
VũCông Long, head of a livestock farm at the Vaccine Research and Production Center under the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, confirmed that the test had been carried out. On October 27.
The monkey was between three and five years old and weighed more than three kilograms, said the director of vaccine and biology Tuấn Đạt. Per head. He said they examined the monkeys and found that they were not infected. .
After being vaccinated, the monkeys will be monitored for three months. Their blood samples will then be taken and sent to Hanoi for further analysis.
The monkeys will be tested in two separate sessions. During each trial period, they were divided into two groups, one group was vaccinated and the other group. Not vaccinated. After that, they will be inspected daily on this remote island.
The test will follow a similar pattern that can be applied to humans. Animals will be vaccinated twice, with intervals spaced 18 ១៨21 days apart.
One month after the second vaccination, researchers will evaluate their immune response to Look at the effects between injected and non-injected animals.
In June, vaccine and biological companies tested the vaccine on mice. Representative data were collected from rat tests, and scientists will continue to test the vaccine on other animals. The results of the monkey test will be the basis for the next phase and proposals to test the vaccine in humans.
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