Indonesia’s Bio Farma Seeks Volunteers to Test Coronavirus Vaccines

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Sinovac developed the CoronaVac to fight the scourge. During the previous trials in China, the vaccine created an immune response against coronavirus infection in the body.

Based on its official website, Sinovac is one of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturing companies. It was started by Weidong Yin who developed the hepatitis A vaccine.

With head office in Beijing, Sinovac operates the facilities for production and research and development in five locations. The company has also established a laboratory in Brazil.

Founded in 2001, Sinovac produces two categories of vaccines: influenza and hepatitis. Sinovac also produces vaccines for animals. Many vaccines that have been produced and commercialized by the company include hepatitis A and B vaccines, H5N1 influenza (bird flu), H1N1 influenza (swine flu), mumps vaccine, and dog rabies vaccine.

(Writer : Akhdi Martin Pratama | Editors: Yoga Sukmana, Muhammad Idris )

Sources: https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/07/28/134600426/bio-farma-cari-relawan-untuk-jajal-vaksin-covid-19-ini-syaratnya.

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