UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against COVID-19

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An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm has 86% efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there. The Gulf Arab state has been conducting Phase 3 clinical trials of the vaccine since July and in September approved its emergency … Read more

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine enters third-stage human trial

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BEIJING: A leading Chinese vaccine maker said it has commenced phase-3 clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine and is planning to recruit 29,000 volunteers across the world. This is China’s first phase-3 efficacy study for a Recombinant subunit COVID-19 vaccine candidate, Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biopharmaceutical, said in a statement on Thursday. Jointly developed by the … Read more