Medicine:Turkovac
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Short description: Vaccine against COVID-19
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| Target disease | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Type | Killed/Inactivated |
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| Other names | ERUCOV-VAC |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular |
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Turkovac[1] (pronunciation: ['tɜ:rkəvæk]) (temporarily named as ERUCOV-VAC[2]) is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Turkish Ministry of Health and Erciyes University.
Clinical trials
In November 2020, TURKOVAC started on phase I trials with 44 participants in Turkey.[3]
In February 2021, TURKOVAC started on phase II trials with 250 participants in Turkey.[4]
In June 2021, TURKOVAC started on phase III trials with 40,800 participants in Turkey.[5]
Authorization
On 25 November 2021, the Turkish Minister of Health reported that Turkovac's application for emergency use authorization had been filed.[6] On 22 December, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the emergency use approval of Turkovac.[7]
References
- ↑ "Turkey names home-grown COVID-19 jab Turkovac". Anadolu Agency. 22 June 2021. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/turkey-names-home-grown-covid-19-jab-turkovac/2281883.
- ↑ "Domestic COVID-19 jab Turkovac begins Phase 3 trials in Turkey". Daily Sabah. 22 June 2021. https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/domestic-covid-19-jab-turkovac-begins-phase-3-trials-in-turkey/news.
- ↑ Clinical trial number NCT04691947 for "Safety and Immunogenicity of Two Different Strengths of the Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine ERUCOV-VAC (ERUCOV-VAC)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
- ↑ Clinical trial number NCT04824391 for "Efficacy, Immunogenicity and Safety of Inactivated ERUCOV-VAC Compared With Placebo in COVID-19 " at ClinicalTrials.gov
- ↑ "Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety of the Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine (TURKOVAC) Versus the CoronaVac Vaccine". ClinicalTrials.gov. 28 June 2021. NCT04942405. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ↑ "Turkey issues emergency-use authorization for its domestically produced vaccine.". The New York Times. 22 December 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/world/europe/turkey-issues-emergency-use-authorization-for-its-domestically-produced-vaccine.html.
- ↑ "Turkey authorises use of own Turkovac Covid-19 vaccine". France 24. 23 December 2021. https://www.france24.com/en/video/20211223-turkey-authorises-use-of-own-turkovac-covid-19-vaccine.
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