Abuja (Precise Post) – China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.
The vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China.
Chen Shifei, the deputy commissioner of China’s Medical Production Administration, said at a news conference Thursday that the decision had been made the previous night.Please enter your email addressPlease enter a valid email addressPlease enter a valid email addressSIGN UPThe Independent would like to keep you informed about offers, events and updates by email, please tick the box if you would like to be contacted
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The vaccine is an inactivated, two-dose vaccine from the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Sinopharm. The company announced Wednesday that trials had shown it to be 79.3% effective.(Independent)
