phase III
Noun
Meaning
a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects; after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA
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Dr. Fauci tells House panel one Covid-19 vaccine candidate will enter Phase III in July (i.e. it will be given to thousands of people for study) following successful animal testing.
“In Phase III, dates for their opening will be decided based on assessment of the situation,” the MHA guidelines said.
Phase III allows the return of all personnel who work on base, though teleworking remains permissible where the mission allows.
Other vaccines in Phase III development include those of Sinovac, a Chinese firm, as well as AZD1222, developed jointly by British drugmaker AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.
Its approval by the health ministry foreshadows the start of a larger trial involving thousands of participants, commonly known as a Phase III trial.
“Over the last eighteen months, the current city attorney has filed multiple status reports, confirming that the City was proceeding with Phase III.”