SINOVAC Initiated a Phase III Clinical Trial on Bivalent Vaccine Against Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD)
The first phase III clinical trial on a multivalent HFMD vaccine in the world
The Phase III clinical trial is designed to be a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of this vaccine candidate in infants and young children aged 6 to 71 months.
SINOVAC has initiated a phase I/II clinical trial on its bivalent vaccine in
HFMD can be caused by several enteroviruses, which often exhibit low cross-immunogenicity, leading to insufficient protection. HFMD mainly affects children under 5 years old, accounting for at least
Dedicated to providing comprehensive protection for children, SINOVAC will collaborate with partners to advance clinical research on both bivalent and tetravalent enterovirus inactivated vaccines, with the goal of making these vaccines available in the market as soon as possible.
About SINOVAC
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SINOVAC) is a
SINOVAC’s product portfolio includes vaccines against COVID-19, enterovirus 71 (EV71) infected hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), hepatitis A, varicella, influenza, poliomyelitis, pneumococcal disease, mumps, etc.
The COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac®, has been approved for use in more than 60 countries and regions worldwide. The hepatitis A vaccine, Healive®, passed WHO prequalification requirements in 2017. The EV71 vaccine, Inlive®, is an innovative vaccine under “Category 1 Preventative Biological Products” and commercialized in
SINOVAC was the first company to be granted approval for its H1N1 influenza vaccine Panflu.1®, which has supplied the Chinese government's vaccination campaign and stockpiling program. The Company is also the only supplier of the H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine, Panflu®, to the Chinese government stockpiling program.
SINOVAC continually dedicates itself to pipeline development including but not limited to new technology, new vaccines as well as other biomedical products. We will constantly explore global opportunities of strategic expansion.
For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.sinovac.com.
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