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UAE becomes first country to register China-made COVID-19 vaccine
ABU DHABI : The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, (MOHAP) has announced the official registration of China-made COVID-19 vaccine in a major step towards combating the global pandemic.
The registration of Beijing Institute of Biological Product's vaccine is a decision in response to the application from Sinopharm CNBG. The UAE has become the first country to officially register the Chinese vaccine.
The announcement is a significant vote of confidence by the UAE’s health authorities in the safety and efficacy of this vaccine.
The Gulf country in a statement said that the vaccine is 86 percent effective against COVID-19 infection.
The phase 3 trials’ analysis also shows the vaccine to have 99 percent seroconversion rate of neutralising antibody and 100 percent effectiveness in preventing moderate and severe cases of the disease. Furthermore, the analysis shows no serious safety concerns.
This vaccine was granted Emergency Use Authorisation, EUA, since September by the UAE to protect frontline workers most at risk of COVID-19.
The UAE is conducting Post Authorisation Safety Study, PASS, and Post Authorisation Efficacy Study, PAES, of its EUA programme. These ongoing studies show similar safety and efficacy profiles as the interim analysis.
The #4Humanity phase III trials have included 31,000 volunteers across 125 nationalities in the UAE alone.
The EUA vaccination programme has effectively safeguarded the UAE frontline workers.
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