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DBT Readies 5 Sites For Final Phase Of Human Trials Of Oxford COVID Vaccine.
Sites to provide testing companies large database of volunteers and well-trained personnel; Oxford University’s vaccine candidate could be the first to be tested The central government has readied at least five sites for the third and final phase of human trials of both the COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca, Zydus Cadila and Bharat Biotech among others, reports quoted Department of Biotechnology (DBT) secretary Dr Renu Swarup as saying “This is an essential step because it is necessary to have data within the country before the vaccine is administered to Indians”. Calling the setting up of the sites among the government’s “top-most priorities,” she told besides the first five, six more sites are being set up to ensure availability of volunteers to vaccine-developing companies.
She said once the sites are ready, companies would have a large database of volunteers at each site along with well-trained personnel. The five sites are at INCLEN Trust International in Palwal, Haryana; KEM in Pune; the Society for Health Allied Research in Hyderabad; the National Institute of Epidemiology in Chennai; and Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
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