JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) BUMN invites the wider community to volunteer for the phase III clinical trial of the corona vaccine or COVID-19, the result of collaboration between Bio Farma and Sinovac. For this clinical trial, Bio Farma needs 1,620 volunteers.
Special Staff to the Minister of BUMN Arya Sinulingga said that in this stage III clinical trial, Bio Farma was looking for volunteers who were ready to take part in clinical trials. This is because stages I and II have been carried out in China, and there have also been tested on humans.
Not only that, in order to convince the public to be motivated to volunteer, Arya also participated in volunteering in the phase III clinical trial of this vaccine.
"I am Arya Sinulingga already about to register as a volunteer at Bio Farma. I sent it yesterday, my KTP and in the near future I will register. It states that those who can participate are healthy adults, aged 18 to 59 years, then I also did not participate. in other clinical trials, "he said, in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 28.
Arya admitted that he had no history of being infected with COVID-19 so far. This is based on medical tests from both rapid tests and swab tests. He also said that there were no other or congenital diseases. Because of that, he ventured to volunteer.
"Testing the products of Bio Farma, which is a state-owned company, later if I go through administrative and other processes, medical tests as a volunteer, I will start several stages," he said.
The details of the stages, namely the first vaccine will be given on the trial day. Then, the second stage is taking a blood sample, and after 14 days a second vaccine will be given.
"This is the vaccine, there are 2 doses given to me, every visit. The second visit will be after 14 days. After that, I will take more samples. Several stages so there are four research visits conducted on me. This is done so that what becomes a Our challenge is how this vaccine can be used as a vaccine against COVID-19, "he explained.
Arya invites the public to participate in volunteering for the COVID-19 vaccine. The goal is that vaccines can be found and used massively in the country more quickly.
"Hopefully, I also invite other people to become volunteers together. So that we can be of use to the nation and the country. Hopefully this vaccine can be used for our nation and other nations. Hopefully this is a success," he said.
As is known, this third stage clinical trial will begin in August and is expected to be carried out for six months. If the vaccine is declared to have passed the third stage of clinical trials, production of the COVID-19 vaccine will start in the first quarter of 2020.
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