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IPOVAC Polio vaccine piloted on children

by VTV412 January 2016 Last updated at 09:41 AM

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IPOVAC Polio vaccine piloted on children
VTV.vn - The Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Medical Bio-products has started a pilot run for the IPOVAC polio vaccine on 240 children from 10 communes in the northern province of Phu Tho.

 The pilot follows the vaccine’s successful test on 60 adults and clinical trials on animals. The children will be injected 3 doses of polio vaccine IPOVAC with each a month apart. Each child will receive three blood tests to check their immune reactions. If the tests are successful, the vaccine will continue to be given to 1,000 children. It is expected that the IPOVAC polio vaccine will be available for sale by 2018.