Saudi Arabia to begin testing CanSino's Covid19 vaccine alongside a placebo on 5,000 volunteers in Riyadh, Dammam and Mecca
Chinese vaccine maker CanSino Biologics' sign is pictured on its building in Tianjin, China November 20, 2018.
Last month, CanSino's co-founder said the company was in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of the vaccine candidate, Ad5-nCOV. Saudi Arabia plans to test the vaccine alongside a placebo on 5,000 volunteers and is currently preparing trials in the cities of Riyadh, Dammam and Mecca, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Saturday.CanSino's candidate became the first in China to move into human testing in March but other potential vaccines developed by Sinovac Biotech and a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group have already been approved for Phase III trials overseas.
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