Medicine:Noora (vaccine)

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Short description: Vaccine candidate against COVID-19
Noora (vaccine)
Vaccine description
Target diseaseSARS-CoV-2
TypeProtein subunit
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular

Noora (Persian: نورا‎) is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences in collaboration with Plasma Darman Sarv Sepid Co. (lit. White Cypress Plasma Treatment) in Iran.[1][2]

Medical uses

It requires three doses given by intramuscular injection on days 0, 21 and 35.[3]

Pharmacology

Noora is a recombinant RBD protein subunit vaccine.[3]

Manufacturing

Up to 8 December 2021, 5 millions doses have been produced.[4]

Clinical trials

Clinical trials of Noora
Phase Registration number Start Number of participants Age of participants Ref
Total Vaccine Placebo
I IRCT20210620051639N1 25 June 2021 70 30 (80 µg)

30 (120 µg)

10 (placebo) 18–50 years [3]
II IRCT20210620051639N2 10 October 2021 300 240 60 18–40 years [5]
III IRCT20210620051639N3 23 December 2021 10000 >18 years [6]

See also

  • Pharmaceuticals in Iran
  • COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
  • COVID-19 vaccine clinical research

References

  1. "IRGC starts clinical trial of "Noora" coronavirus vaccine". Tehran Times. 27 June 2021. https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/462470/IRGC-starts-clinical-trial-of-Noora-coronavirus-vaccine. 
  2. "IRGC Commander: Iran-Made 'Noora' Coronavirus Vaccine Ready for 2nd Stage of Human Trial". Fars News Agency. 22 August 2021. https://www.farsnews.ir/en/news/14000531000599/IRGC-Cmmander-Iran-Made-%E2%80%98Nra%E2%80%99-Crnavirs-Vaccine-Ready-fr-2nd-Sage-f. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of three dose regimens of COVID-19 RBD protein recombinant vaccine (AmitisGen; 80µg and 120µg) in a healthy population". Iranian Clinical Trials Registry. 25 June 2021. IRCT20210620051639N1. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. "5 میلیون دوز واکسن "نورا" تولید شد- اخبار پزشکی - اخبار اجتماعی تسنیم | Tasnim" (in fa). https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1400/09/17/2622286/5-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D8%AF. 
  5. "IRCT | A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase II clinical trial to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of covid-19 recombinant RBD protein vaccine (80 microgram) of Plasma Darman Sarve Sepid Co. in healthy population.". https://en.irct.ir/trial/59156. 
  6. "IRCT |Phase 3 Clinical Trial to evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of Covid19 Recombinant RBD Protein Vaccine (Noora Vaccine) as a Booster Vaccine after injection of existing Vaccines in IRAN". https://en.irct.ir/trial/60796.