An official from Egypt’s National Research Centre (NRC) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has confirmed that the country is ready to conduct clinical trials on its own coronavirus vaccine, called “COVIED VACC 1”. Youm7 newspaper reported the same official saying that clinical trials for the vaccine will begin on a group of 100 volunteers after the center receives the green light from the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA). According to the official, the vaccine has proven successful in animal tests. In October, privately-owned newspaper al-Watan said that the NRC had almost obtained final approval from the EDA, and would start clinical trials within days. In addition to developing its own vaccine, Egypt’s VACSERA struck a deal in September with China’s Sinopharm to conduct human trials of the Chinese company’s vaccine.

Source: Egypt Independent November 23, 2020 12:11 UTC