Egypt’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 500 volunteers so far have signed up to participate in the third phase of coronavirus vaccine trials since registration began on September 12. The ministry has called on more citizens to volunteer in the trials to meet the government’s target of 6,000 participants. Participants in the clinical trials will not be informed of which vaccine they are receiving. Seven out of a total of 135 vaccines have managed to reach the third stage of clinical trials, she said. Global organizations have set strict rules in place for these trials which will not be subject to any changes, Zayed said.

Source: Egypt Independent September 19, 2020 10:30 UTC