Most notably, the patriotic duty and the desire to return to normal life
7 motivations for participating in Corona vaccine trials
The volunteers received regular medical check-ups and support to ensure their safety. From the source
Volunteers in the first clinical trials in the world for the third phase of the inactive "Covid-19" vaccine, which is underway in the UAE, have identified seven reasons behind the high demand for participation in trials, and the arrival of the number of volunteers who received the first dose of the vaccine, in a period of time less than 30 Day, to more than 15,000 volunteers from 107 nationalities.
"Emirates Today" monitored the most prominent motives of volunteers to participate in the experiments, by meeting some of them, or by documenting their experience of participating in clinical trials, by publishing pictures of them inside the specialized clinic at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center (ADNEC) and Al-Qarayen Health Center in the Emirate of Sharjah, on the following: Their personal social media pages, and talk about their motivation for participation.
The seven main reasons for participation included: the national duty, confidence in the competence of the Emirati medical sector, belief in the importance of community and humanitarian participation, the desire to end the pandemic due to harm to business, the loss of a loved one, and fear for parents and children, in addition to supporting the UAE-Chinese cooperation.
Citizens led the number of volunteers with a national scruple, and believing in the support of the concerted efforts made by Abu Dhabi and the UAE, to confront one of the biggest health challenges that the world witnessed during the 21st century, to be today the first country to conduct this phase of clinical trials.
A number of volunteers affirmed that the UAE is an oasis of tolerance, humanity and coexistence, and that their belief in humanitarian societal responsibility prompted them to expedite registration among the volunteers since the announcement of the third phase, in addition to their eagerness to return part of the Emirates' beauty to them, by supporting national initiatives and enhancing the capabilities of Medical research and development, including local vaccine manufacturing capacity.
Three participants, of different nationalities, indicated that they are co-workers, who work as nursery teachers, and have lost their work since the start of the Corona pandemic, after the decision to suspend the work of nurseries, pointing out that their desire to eliminate this virus and return life to normal, They are the reason for encouraging them to participate, especially since their income was severely affected by the stoppage of work.
Individuals from the first line of defense, participating in clinical trials of the potential vaccine, confirmed that their participation came for two reasons: the first is the humanitarian imperative, and the second is their full confidence in the UAE health system, and its progress and development, stressing that the approval of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection and the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi The conduct of experiments in the UAE is a complete guarantee of the safety of the vaccine, and that there is no danger to volunteers.
Others of different nationalities indicated, on their social media pages, that they volunteered because of their national and humanitarian duty, in addition to going through the tragedy of losing a relative or friend, whether inside the country or in their countries, because of their infection with the "Covid-19" virus, and the occurrence of complications for them that led to them. To their deaths.
Others emphasized that their participation came for various reasons, the most prominent of which is their desire to contribute to reaching a vaccine that ends the "pandemic", because they are very afraid of their young children or their parents.
Volunteers attributed their eagerness to participate in clinical trials to their love for the UAE, and their desire to be with China, who took credit for reaching the first approved vaccine for this epidemic, which supports cooperation and partnership between the two countries, and paves the way for other joint global projects.
The first clinical trials in the world for the third phase of the inactive "Covid-19" vaccine, underway in the United Arab Emirates, were launched on July 16 in Abu Dhabi, under the management of the "G42 Healthcare" company, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Prevention, and the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi And "Synopharma CNBG", one of the leading vaccine manufacturers, which developed the inactive vaccine. 15,000 volunteers from 107 nationalities received the vaccine dose in less than a month, while more than 140 doctors, 300 nurses, and many Administrative and technical support personnel there. The volunteers received regular medical check-ups, as well as support to ensure their safety.
7 reasons
■ national duty.
■ Confidence in the competence of the UAE medical sector.
■ belief in the importance of community participation.
■ Desire for human participation.
■ The desire to end the "pandemic" because of damage to businesses.
Loss of someone close or dear.
■ fear for parents and children.
Supporting the UAE-China cooperation.
6 conditions
The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi has set six conditions, which must be met by those who wish
To participate in the world's first clinical trial for the third phase
Of the inactive vaccine for the "Covid-19" virus, it included:
■ That the test result of "Covid-19" is negative.
■ To be within the age group of 18 and 60 years, depending on the situation
Healthy.
■ Registration using official papers: (ID, passport).
■ To be a resident of the country, or to have a valid residency, during the probationary period.
■ That the applicant undergo an assessment of his eligibility to participate in the trials.
■ Signing the informational form before starting the experiment.
Continued reception of volunteers
“Abu Dhabi Health” confirmed that volunteers wishing to participate in the first clinical trial in the world received the third phase of the inactive Covid-19 vaccine, which was developed by the company “Synopharm CNBG”, in each of the two clinics of the Abu Dhabi Center The National Exhibitions (ADNEC), and the Al-Qarayen Health Center in the Emirate of Sharjah, are currently required to pre-register, to obtain an appointment by registering on the (https: / / 4humanity.ae/) website, where the work has been stopped by the mechanism of directing to The center of the two clinics: "ADNEC" and "Al-Qareen", for performing the examinations and volunteering without an appointment.
15,000 volunteers received the vaccine, in less than a month.