Covid-19: China approves Sinopharm vaccine for general use

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BEIJING: China has given conditional approval for general public use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm.

The deputy commissioner of China's National Medical Products Administration, Chen Shifei, announced the decision at a news conference in Beijing.

The move came a day after the firm said interim data showed its leading vaccine had a 79% efficacy rate in phase three trials.

Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine:  Sinopharm, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

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