Govt awaits data from clinical trials conducted on adolescent recipients
ALOR SETAR: The government is awaiting data from pharmaceutical company Pfizer regarding the clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine conducted on adolescents aged between 12 and 15. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said so far, the American company was the only company that has preliminary test findings on the group. “Pfizer has […]
Government assures Covid-19 vaccine is safe
ASAJAYA: The government will not simply introduce the Covid-19 vaccine to the people without proper clinical study in terms of its safety, efficacy and quality. Federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister and Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the government will not make a blunt decision on the vaccine as it takes into […]
Clinical trial volunteers speak their minds
BAU: The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine on Feb 24 was a momentous moment in the fight against the deadly virus in Sarawak. On Feb 23, colleagues Jacklin Somi, 32, and Steve Chung, 51, volunteered for the clinical trial of the vaccine at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). “I was excited but at the same […]
Over 20 sign up for vaccine clinical trial
KUCHING: As of Wednesday, 23 individuals have signed over their consent to participate in the Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and two participants have been administered the vaccine. State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the process was still ongoing. “Those who have registered will be contacted, screened, […]
Rules on Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial will be strictly followed
KUCHING: State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing has assured that the Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) will be conducted according to protocol and all candidates will be monitored and supervised throughout the trial. He said the trial was being conducted by specialists in SGH with the cooperation of […]
Covid-19 vaccine trial approved by MoH
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has assured that the study protocol for the Covid-19 vaccine trial at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has been approved by the Health Ministry’s Medical Research and Ethics Committee and will be conducted to world class standard. “In such a trial, the subject would have a 50 percent chance of being […]
Vaccine volunteers anyone?
Volunteers wanted for vaccine clinical trial KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department is seeking 400 healthy volunteers to participate in a Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial to be conducted at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). “This trial is expected to start in early to mid-January (this year) and you are expected to come for a total of […]
Therapeutic trial results against COVID-19 expected in 3 weeks
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday that preliminary results from clinical trials of therapeutics against COVID-19 are expected in three weeks, reported Xinhua “We’re also looking forward to results from two clinical trials of therapeutics prioritised by the WHO R&D Blueprint,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a daily briefing. One of […]
