Vietnam s first coronavirus vaccine volunteer: I have faith
By Chi Le December 10, 2020 | 01:42 pm GMT+7
Minh Anh took a deep breath before signing up as Vietnam s first human subject to trial a domestic Covid-19 vaccine.
Minh Anh, 25, arrives at Vietnam Military Medical University in Hanoi to sign up for the human trial of a Vietnamese Covid-19 vaccine, December 10, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Chi Le.
Reporting to Vietnam Military Medical University (VMMU) in Hanoi early Thursday morning, Anh, 25, agreed to become the country s first human subject for Nanocovax, a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC.
First phase human trials would require 60 volunteers, of whom 30 had signed up as of Thursday morning at VMMU, through the phone, by email or via Nanogen s official website.