Pakistan approves corona vaccine trial on humans

Pakistan approves corona vaccine trial on humans

The Drug Regulatory Authority has approved a clinical trial of the corona virus vaccine in the country.

According to Dr. Abdul Bari, Chief of Indus Hospital Karachi, the vaccine has been developed in China and has been tested in two phases in other countries besides China.

Dr. Abdul Bari said that the National Health Organization had sought approval for the trial of the third phase of the vaccine, after which the Drug Regulatory Authority has approved two projects in collaboration with the National Health Organization.

The head of Indus Hospital said that one of the two trials would be jointly planned by Indus Hospital and Karachi University while the other project would be jointly planned by Indus, National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD), Aga Khan and Shaukat Khanum Hospital. Will trial as

He added that the trial of the vaccine could take three to six months to complete.

It is estimated that the number of people infected with the corona virus worldwide has exceeded 22.1 million, while more than 778,000 people have died due to this virus.

Countries around the world, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Australia and Israel, are working hard to develop the vaccine, and it is being tested on humans in various countries.

Russia has claimed to have developed a vaccine for the corona virus, but the United States and the World Health Organization have expressed doubts about the Russian vaccine.