Start clinical trials for practical use of new corona vaccine First in Japan, etc. 17:38 on June 17
Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture revealed that clinical trials will be conducted for medical workers from 30th of this month toward the practical use of a new coronavirus vaccine being developed in collaboration with universities in the prefecture. Did. According to the prefecture, this is the first vaccine clinical trial in Japan.
Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City have signed an agreement with Osaka University and Osaka City University in April this year to develop a new coronavirus vaccine, and are promoting animal experiments.
Regarding this, Governor Yoshimura of Osaka Prefecture will administer the vaccine under development to 20 to 30 medical workers of Osaka City University from 30th of this month at a press conference on 17th, aiming for practical use of the vaccine It has been revealed that a clinical trial will be conducted.
According to the prefecture, it is the first clinical trial of a new coronavirus vaccine in Japan. If the safety of the prefecture can be confirmed, we will conduct a clinical trial on a scale of several hundred people this October, and then decide to manufacture a vaccine for 200,000 people within the year.
Then, from spring to autumn next year, I would like to obtain national approval and put it into practical use.
Governor Yoshimura said, "Therapeutic drugs and vaccines are important for the countermeasure against the new coronavirus, and we decided to take the first step from Osaka. We would like to realize the development of a vaccine that can protect the lives of the people. I would like to lead to a reversal offensive."