After Bahrain, UAE's Covid-19 vaccine trial centre opens in Jordan

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Abu Dhabi - 4Humanity's inactivated vaccine trials continue international growth as new centre opens in Amman.

By Wam

Published: Fri 28 Aug 2020, 10:35 PM

Last updated: Sat 29 Aug 2020, 8:29 AM

Jordan has become the third regional country to host the world's first Phase III trials of an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine launched by G42 Healthcare and Sinopharm CNBG, with a new centre opening in the Kingdom's capital city of Amman.
This latest phase of the 4Humanity trials will reinforce the successful ongoing programme in the UAE and Bahrain and continue to broaden and deepen the scope of the trials in other markets.
Volunteers are now being sought to take part in the trials being locally administered by the Jordanian Ministry of Health at the Prince Hamza Hospital in Amman. The trials in Jordan will follow the same clinical protocols established by the 4Humanity programme now underway in the UAE and Bahrain and the results will form part of the overall analysis and assessment of the trial's protocols.
This is the latest extension of the 4Humanity programme from G42 Healthcare that comprises the Phase III clinical trials of an inactivated vaccine developed by Sinopharm CNBG in China.
Commenting on the start of the trials, Jordan's Minister of Health Dr. Saad Al Jaber said: "We are proud to be partnering with the UAE and G42 Healthcare in the extension of these globally significant Covid-19 vaccination trials here in Jordan. As a nation, we are encouraging volunteers to come forward and participate in these trials and help the world to combat the biggest health crisis of our times in a demonstration of regional and global solidarity."

In the UAE, the trials have already reached the milestone of 15,000 vaccinated volunteers and individuals can continue to register to participate through the 4Humanity campaign website.

The trials began in Abu Dhabi on July 16 and are being managed in partnership with the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company.

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