Chinese scientists working on the COVID-19 vaccine claim they are 99% sure it will work. Researchers from the Beijing-based biotechnology research institute Sinovac confirmed this to Sky News, a UK broadcaster. Sky News is the first British broadcaster to visit the laboratory in Cinevac.
The Beijing-based Sinovac biotech company is building a commercial plant with the goal of supplying 100 million vaccine doses. The coronavirus vaccine, developed by Sinovac, is currently in the second phase of clinical trials. One thousand volunteers are being vaccinated to see if it is safe.
Researchers at Sinovac told, they were in preliminary talks with the UK government to begin the third phase of clinical trials.
Sinovac researcher Luo Baishan was asked how optimistic he is about the success of the vaccine. In response, he said, ‘It will definitely succeed. 99% sure. Last month, Sinovac published their findings in the academic journal Science, claiming that their vaccine, called Coronavac, had been successfully tested on monkeys. It was able to prevent coronary infections in monkeys.
However, the decline in the number of patients has become a major problem for Sinovac in China. Testing the vaccine at the epidemic stage becomes difficult there. As a result, the company is looking for a place where there is more corona infection to complete the third stage of the test.
