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COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Starts Dry Run in the Face of Alarming

27 Jan 2021: Vaccine Trial The COVID-19 phase III clinical trial begins today, with Trends

the Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS).
The vaccines will be delivered to each trial site in stages to conduct safety and 30 Jan 2021: Testing
effectiveness assessments on SARS-CoV-2 infection. § § the Process The
second dry run in

preparations for
COVID-19
vaccination
programme takes
place in Belaga
Health Clinic and Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook §
Bintulu Hospital. §
§ §

A Sobering Fact 262

people died from
COVID-19 in the first
29 days of 2021.
More men died (66%)
Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook §
than women, 94% of
30 Jan 2021: Trial Enrols Volunteers Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital, Sungai Petani
enrols 62 healthy individuals for the COVID-19 vaccine trial. § deaths were aged 40
and above, 90% of Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook §
deaths had a history
of chronic disease

(most commonly
from high blood Source: MOH Facebook §
pressure, diabetes,
kidney disease, heart
disease, dyslipidemia,
stroke and obesity).

Selangor, Sabah and

Johor recorded the
highest deaths. §
Source: Buletin TV3 Facebook § Source: MOH
Facebook §