Scientists from the Institute of Chemistry are conducting research in the laboratory (Photo: the Institute of Chemistry)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Academy of
Science and Technology on June 28 announced that its Institute
of Chemistry has successfully
found out a new method for synthesising from in
the laboratory.
The result will contribute to joint efforts of Vietnamese scientists in
researching drugs, vaccines and s to serve
prevention and control.
The research, licensing, production and vaccination of COVID-19 vaccines such
as Astrazeneca, Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & 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./.
Source: VietnamPlus
