Scientists from the Institute of Chemistry are conducting research in the laboratory (Photo: the Institute of Chemistry |
The result will contribute to joint
efforts of Vietnamese scientists in researching drugs, vaccines and biological
products to serve COVID-19 prevention and control.
The research, licensing, production and vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines such as
Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson have contributed to
effectively containing the spread of COVID-19. However, due to the emergence of
new strains that are able to resist vaccines, antiviral drugs are an important
supplement to COVID-19 vaccines.
In that context, scientists of the Institute of Chemistry have successfully
researched the new method for the synthesis of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug from
Favipiravir in the lab.
With an action mechanism similar to Remdesivir but it is administered orally, Favipiravir was
first used against SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China. This drug has importantly
contributed to preventing the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries, including
Italy, Japan, and Russia.
The Vietnamese scientists are hoped to perfect their research, thus scaling up
the synthesis of the drug in the coming time./.
VNA