UAE makes progress towards COVID-19 vaccine

MENA

Published: 2020-08-13 13:43

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 22:31


UAE makes progress towards COVID-19 vaccine
UAE makes progress towards COVID-19 vaccine

Abu Dhabi has announced the world's first clinical trial for the third phase of the coronavirus vaccine and recruited more than 15,000 volunteers in clinical phase trials, across 107 nationalities.

The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi announced the possibility of using volunteers in the third phase of experiments for the vaccine.

“The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccine trials reached the target number of 15,000 volunteers in less than a month, marking a qualitative leap towards developing the first safe and effective vaccine for the emerging corona epidemic,” the Abu Dhabi Media Office Tweeted.

The UAE considers this to be a prominent step towards the first third phase experiments in the world of the COVID-19 vaccine and an affirmation of the importance of volunteer efforts.