Sinovac Research Team Explains Why 7 People Got Covid-19 During Clinical Trials

JawaPos.com – The Covid-19 vaccine research team from Padjajaran University, Bandung, told about the phase 3 clinical trial process of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine. Head of the Research Team Prof. Kusnandi Rusmil said that during the clinical trial there were 7 volunteers or subjects who contracted Covid-19 even though they had been vaccinated.

Prof. Kusnandi also explained how the vaccine side effects were felt by the subjects. After being immunized, there were 7 people affected by Covid-19 out of 1,620 volunteers.

“Then after being immunized against Covid, there were 7 that were Covid positive. The other 18 are placebo, “he said in a virtual semina, Saturday (23/1).

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Then when they can be infected? Prof. Kusnandi first suspected that the possibility of endurance at that time for the seven volunteers was low. Second, also the number of viruses that entered too.

“In Bandung there are so many red zones. So that they get covid disease. So that’s a lot because maybe his immune system is low, ”he explained

Even so, Prof. Kusnandi confirmed that all of the 7 volunteers who received the vaccine experienced mild symptoms. Enter the category level 1.

“So there are no serious symptoms,” he said.

Then regarding the impact after being injected, according to him, in the days during the clinical trial a number of volunteers experienced sensitive impacts. One of them is feeling sleepy.

“So there is sleepiness. So it’s a little sleepy, but if you are sleepy, just rest first, then sleep. It’s good after sleeping well right away, “he explained.

Of all clinical trial participants, 14 days after the second injection within one month to three months, were monitored for fever, cough, runny nose or loss of smell? It turned out that after being diswab, the seven subjects showed mild symptoms.

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Editor: Nurul Adriyana Salbiah

Reporter: Marieska Harya Virdhani