Zydus Begins Human Trials For Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
Jul 15, 2020 | Pratirodh Bureau
FILE PHOTO: A small bottle labeled with a 'Vaccine' sticker is held near a medical syringe in front of displayed 'Coronavirus COVID-19' words in this illustration picture
Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus said on Wednesday it has started human studies for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, as coronavirus infections continue to surge in the world’s third worst-hit nation.
ZyCoV-D, its plasmid DNA vaccine, was found to be safe, immunogenic and well-tolerated in the pre-clinical toxicity studies, Zydus said.
In the human trials, Zydus will enrol over 1,000 subjects across multiple clinical study sites in India.