Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
It is the second Chinese vaccine to get the green light from the global health body. Source link
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WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccine
The World Health Organization has issued an emergency use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac for adults 18 and over, the second such authorization it has granted to a Chinese company. In a statement Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said data submitted to its experts showed that two doses of the vaccine prevented … Read more
Building trust in COVID-19 vaccination: Data suggests top 5 vaccine preference among Indians
The survey was conducted among 9 countries including India. Ever since the Coronavirus broke out last year, many have pinned their hopes on vaccine development. However, at a time when vaccines have come, many are skeptical about getting a shot as they do not trust the vaccinations completely or are concerned about side effects. In … Read more
China rolls out first one-jab COVID-19 vaccine: Report
China has given conditional approval for a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, touted to be a rival to Johnson & Johnson’s one-jab shot cleared by the US drug regulator on Sunday. China’s first Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine was rolled out on Friday, the state-run Global Times reported on Sunday. Phase-I clinical trials of the vaccine started on … Read more
Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines
Covid-19: Brazil virus already in UK ‘not variant of concern’, scientist says Source link
Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective
A figure for efficacy is reached by looking at how many people developed Covid after being given the vaccine, compared with how many were affected when given a dummy injection. Normally, that is based on people developing obvious symptoms but in this Brazilian trial, people with no symptoms also appear to have been included. Source … Read more
Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine trial halted in Brazil
The Sinovac clinical trial has been suspended after a “severe adverse” incident, say authorities. Source link
Coronavirus vaccine update: China’s Sinovac vaccine appears safe, Russia’s results of 10k volunteers soon
China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine appears to be safe in its late-stage trial being conducted in Brazil. The Brazilian institute conducting the clinical trials has made the announcement. The Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, which is in its Phase III trials currently will be sharing data of 10,000 volunteers around November. Meanwhile, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft … Read more
China approves emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines: Official
One month has passed since China officially launched the urgent use of COVID-19 vaccines on July 22, while the vaccines were going through clinical trials, Zheng said. (Representational image) China has authorised emergency usage of COVID-19 vaccines developed by some select domestic companies, a Chinese health official has said. An emergency use authorisation, which is … Read more