The Health Ministry has made a call for 3,000 volunteers to help assess the safety and efficacy of a potential vaccine against Covid-19.

It is looking for healthy volunteers aged 18 years old and above to join a Phase III clinical trial on a vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS).

It urged volunteers to help “contribute in the effort of finding a safe and effective vaccine to protect people for Covid-19”, according to a poster circulated by the ministry on Facebook last night.

The trial would begin on Jan 21. Interested persons may sign up by contacting one of nine participating clinical research centres based...