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Sincere gratitude to all the volunteers participating in the study related to biological therapies targeting eosinophilic asthma earlier in 2019 (CTC1843), leading by the University of Hong Kong Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC). We are thrilled to announce that the research data of the Phase III Study has already been submitted to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for evaluation. This will certainly bring hopes to severe asthma patients if approval is granted by the NMPA eventually!

In May of 2022, the HKU medical research team collaborated with China National Biotec Group (Sinopharm) to conduct a large-scale clinical study on an Omicron-targeting COVID-19 vaccine. After 13 months of hard work, the study has finally been completed on 2 November 2023! HKU Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC) was responsible for planning and managing the whole study which involved 1,800 volunteers. It was a real challenge to run such a large study within a tight timeframe. Extensive efforts were made to facilitate the study, including setting up a temporary research center at the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre to accommodate the large group of volunteers. We also announced the study and invited participation across the city by all means, such as social media channels, press releases, newspaper/bus/minibus/MTR advertisements, and leaflet distribution. We sincerely thank all our volunteers for their tremendous support, and the research team for their unwavering efforts. Without the extensive support by the public, this remarkable goal could never be accomplished!

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After four months of dedicated effort, we have successfully completed the recruitment of volunteers. Over 1800 individuals participated in this clinical study and received the investigational vaccine, surpassing the targeted number of participants. We will continue to gather data from the vaccine study and plan to conduct the final analysis by the end of 2022, with the aim of expediting the introduction of the Omicron COVID-19 vaccine.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who actively took part in this research as participants and to those who shared research information with their family and friends. Your tremendous support is highly appreciated, as it demonstrates your willingness to accompany us on this journey of vaccine development.

A medical research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) started a large-scale clinical trial on a new COVID-19 inactivated vaccine (Omicron variant). The study is led by Professor Ivan Hung, Chief of Division of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Professor of Department of Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and HKU Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC) is responsible for coordination and technical support.

A press conference was held on 31st May, 2022 to share with the public more about the details of the clinical trial. Professor Ivan Hung, Dr. Kelvin To (Chairperson and Clinical Associate Professor of Department of Microbiology, HKUMed) and Mr. Henry Yau (Managing Director of HKU-CTC) were invited. For more details about the press conference, please visit: https://hku.hk/press/news_detail_24616.html

As thousands of volunteers are needed for this study, if you are interested to join, please register via the link below:
https://redcap.link/joinctc2298

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Now News visited HKU Phase 1 Clinical Trials Centre earlier to produce a report on the process and progress of the phase 1 clinical trial of “VectorFlu ONE”. Here is the report by Now News (Chinese only):