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China opts for homegrown mRNA Covid vaccine as booster shots to adults
The decision to roll out and heavily promote the vaccines came less than a month after they were granted emergency use authorization by the government.
Published on Apr 11, 2023 08:37 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Omicron routs J&J vaccine in lab study, may evade Sinovac and BioNTech too
A study, conducted by scientists at the microbiology department of the University of Hong Kong, showed that insufficient antibodies were generated by the Sinovac and BioNTech products to fend off Omicron.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 01:26 PM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
China's Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm less effective in protecting the elderly
This is not the first time questions have been raised about the efficacy of the vaccine, which was given a greenlight by the World Health Organization in May and is being used in more than 50 countries
Published on Jul 23, 2021 03:49 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Shanza Khan, Budapest, Hungary
Hungary concerned over efficacy of China's Sinopharm vaccine
Budapest residents who were fully vaccinated got free test inspecting the development of antibodies to defend Covid-19, out of which 60 residents who received China's Sinopharm vaccine hadn't developed antibodies.
Published on Jul 09, 2021 09:16 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Shanza Khan, Budapest, Hungary
China fumes after Nepal's media exposes price of procuring Sinopharm jabs
Nepal had to sign a non-disclosure agreement with China over the procurement of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines. However, a report by a regional publication revealed the price of procurement, citing confirmation from two ministers and two government secretaries, much to Beijing's displeasure
Published on Jun 20, 2021 10:04 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Joydeep Bose
Sinopharm can provide over billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to world: Chairman
That level of supply capability assumes vaccination demand in China is being met, China National Pharmaceutical Group's chairman Liu Jingzhen said.
Published on Jun 02, 2021 09:29 PM IST
Reuters | , Beijing
‘Vaccination rates will rise as production increases': virologist Gagandeep Kang
India’s Panacea Biotec and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Monday announced that full-scale production of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is slated to begin this summer.
Published on May 25, 2021 04:50 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
WHO reviewing Seychelles Covid-19 data after vaccinated people test positive
WHO stressed that the majority of those who tested positive had not been vaccinated or had only received one dose, that no one who had died had been fully vaccinated and that nearly all of those needing treatment for severe or critical cases were unvaccinated.
Published on May 11, 2021 07:23 PM IST
Reuters | , Nairobi
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
It recommends the vaccine for adults 18 years and older, in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of three to four weeks
Updated on May 08, 2021 06:43 AM IST
Sutirtho Patranobis, Beijing
WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
The WHO has previously given emergency approval to Covid-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, and, last week, Moderna.
Published on May 07, 2021 08:59 PM IST
Reuters |
Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low: Officials
Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control, Gao Fu, “Everyone should consider the benefits mRNA vaccines can bring for humanity,” he added.
Published on Apr 11, 2021 11:35 AM IST
AP | , Beijing
Criticism over use of China-made Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines continues to grow
Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, which produces Sinopharm, has been accused of supplying 400,520 substandard doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough vaccines for infants in 2018 and also of having forged data related to the production of 113,000 rabies vaccines by the Chinese drug controller, reported Newshub.lk.
Published on Apr 09, 2021 11:10 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Harshit Sabarwal, Beijing
New UAE plant to make Covid-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm
The project is an expansion of Chinese diplomacy in the Gulf region and helps the United Arab Emirates' quest to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbon production.
Published on Mar 29, 2021 12:10 PM IST
Reuters | , Dubai
Vietnam overlooks Chinese Covid-19 vaccines for AstraZeneca shots
Vietnam is the only country in the ASEAN bloc that has yet to publicly vouch for the use of China-made vaccines.
Published on Mar 11, 2021 07:26 PM IST
ANI | , Hanoi
Mexico ignores efficacy concerns, signs deal for 36 mn Covid vaccines with China
The total of 32 million doses, plus at least 4 million doses of the CanSino shot, would dwarf the estimated 5 million vaccine doses Mexico has acquired from other sources.
Published on Mar 09, 2021 10:59 PM IST
AP | , Mexico City
Aim to vaccinate 40% citizens by end of July: China
Zhong Nanshan, a coronavirus expert who helped shape China's COVID-19 response, said on Monday the current ratio of vaccine doses administered per 100 people in China is 3.56, much lower than those in Israel, United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Updated on Mar 02, 2021 10:12 PM IST
Reuters | , Beijing
Nepal approves Chinese Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, to get 500,000 doses
The move paves the way for China to donate 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to Nepal.
Published on Feb 18, 2021 01:00 PM IST
Reuters | , Kathmandu
PCB to formulate policy on vaccination of players
The government on Sunday sent a special plane of the Pakistan Air Force to China to bring the first batch of the 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses.
Published on Jan 31, 2021 07:22 PM IST
PTI |
China to donate 3 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka
"China will donate three lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka to jointly fight the Covid-19 pandemic," state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a statement from the Chinese embassy in Colombo.
Published on Jan 28, 2021 09:58 PM IST
PTI | , Beijing
Egypt says it has launched vaccination against coronavirus
Health Minister Hala Zayed told a televised news conference that they would prioritize vaccinating healthcare workers in 40 hospitals that are designated to isolate and treat Covid-19 patients across the country.
Published on Jan 24, 2021 11:14 PM IST
AP | , Cairo
China: Over 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in emergency use
Two vaccines respectively from two institutes owned by CNBG, a unit of state-backed China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), are included in China's emergency vaccination scheme.
Published on Jan 09, 2021 10:29 AM IST
Reuters |
