Pakistan to Start The Manufacturing of its Own Covid-19 Vaccine Soon, said Dr. Tahir Yaqub, professor at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS).
As per the Dr. Tahir, UVAS had developed a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in April this year.
The vaccine candidate was recently administered to a rabbit in early-stage clinical trials. UVAS is waiting for the results of the first experiment.
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If successful, the candidate is given to a monkey in the next phase of the first test.
Dr. Tahir added that a locally developed coronavirus vaccine will reduce Pakistan’s reliance on imported COVID-19 vaccines and ensure adequate availability of the coronavirus vaccine.
In addition, UVAS officials gave a presentation to Punjabi Prime Minister Usman Buzdar on how their COVID-19 vaccine candidate works. CM Punjab was impressed by UVAS officials and agreed to donate 100 million rupees to UVAS to make the country’s first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine.
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