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China opts for homegrown mRNA Covid vaccine as booster shots to adults

More than 80% of the population are estimated to have been infected, and hundreds of thousands projected by outside experts to have died due in part to inadequate vaccination.

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Published on Apr 11, 2023 08:37 am IST

Omicron routs J&J vaccine in lab study, may evade Sinovac and BioNTech too

Omicron is more infectious than Delta, but it remains unclear whether it is also more dangerous.

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Published on Dec 16, 2021 05:38 am IST

China's Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm less effective in protecting the elderly

The vaccine is one of two similar shots developed by Sinopharm

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Published on Jul 23, 2021 03:49 pm IST

Hungary concerned over efficacy of China's Sinopharm vaccine

Sinopharm is developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a state-owned subsidiary conglomerate.

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Published on Jul 09, 2021 09:16 pm IST

China fumes after Nepal's media exposes price of procuring Sinopharm jabs

Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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Published on Jun 20, 2021 10:15 am IST

Sinopharm can provide over billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to world: Chairman

Two vaccines from Sinopharm are being used in China, one of which has gained emergency use approval from the World Health Organization, a prerequisite for a vaccine to be included in the COVAX initiative.

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Published on Jun 02, 2021 09:29 pm IST

‘Vaccination rates will rise as production increases': virologist Gagandeep Kang

Dr Gagandeep Kang remained hopeful that vaccine production will address the shortage of Covid-19 vaccines in India.

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Published on May 25, 2021 04:50 pm IST

WHO reviewing Seychelles Covid-19 data after vaccinated people test positive

The ministry said 80% of those needing hospital treatment had not been vaccinated and tended to be people with co-morbidities. (AP Photo)

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Published on May 11, 2021 07:23 pm IST

WHO approves China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

A healthcare worker handles China's Sinopharm coronavirus disease vaccines at a sport centre, as the country continues its mass inoculation campaign, in Stip, North Macedonia. (REUTERS)

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Updated on May 08, 2021 06:43 am IST

WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

A medical worker poses with a vial of the Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine.

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Published on May 07, 2021 08:59 pm IST

Chinese vaccines' effectiveness low: Officials

As of April 2, some 34 million people have received both of the two doses required by Chinese vaccines

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Published on Apr 11, 2021 11:35 am IST

Criticism over use of China-made Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines continues to grow

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation said recently that the vaccine "lacked data in older age groups and in persons with co-morbidities".

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Published on Apr 09, 2021 11:10 pm IST

New UAE plant to make Covid-19 vaccine from China's Sinopharm

China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and UAE's Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan show the Chines made Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine Sinopharm during their meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2021. WAM/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

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Published on Mar 29, 2021 12:10 pm IST

Vietnam overlooks Chinese Covid-19 vaccines for AstraZeneca shots

Vietnam aims to inoculate 80 per cent of its population or about 72 million people to achieve herd immunity. REUTERS/Thanh Hue

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Published on Mar 11, 2021 07:26 pm IST

Mexico ignores efficacy concerns, signs deal for 36 mn Covid vaccines with China

An elderly woman gets her Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine at the Americas sports center in Ecatepec, a borough on the outskirts of Mexico City.

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Published on Mar 09, 2021 10:59 pm IST

Aim to vaccinate 40% citizens by end of July: China

Residents wearing masks to protect from the coronavirus visits a popular retail street near a poster advocating for vaccination to fight the coronavirus on the third day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Beijing.

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Updated on Mar 02, 2021 10:12 pm IST

Nepal approves Chinese Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, to get 500,000 doses

Two other vaccines – Russia's Sputnik V and one made by India’s Bharat Biotech - are waiting to be cleared by the government.

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Published on Feb 18, 2021 01:00 pm IST

PCB to formulate policy on vaccination of players

Pakistan Cricket Board

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Published on Jan 31, 2021 07:22 pm IST

China to donate 3 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses to Sri Lanka

The jabs manufactured by the China National Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd (Sinopharm) are expected to be handed over to the Lankan side in mid-February.

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Published on Jan 28, 2021 09:58 pm IST

Egypt says it has launched vaccination against coronavirus

Dr. Abdel Menoim Selim, is shown on a live screen receiving the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, ahead of a press conference, at the Abu Khalifa Hospital in Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, Egypt,

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Published on Jan 24, 2021 11:14 pm IST

China: Over 4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in emergency use

People receive vaccines against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a temporary vaccination centre in Beijing on January 8, 2021.

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Published on Jan 09, 2021 10:29 am IST

Covid-19 vaccine update: Pan-India dry run on Saturday, WHO approves Pfizer’s candidate

The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by several countries (REUTERS)

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Updated on Jan 01, 2021 10:58 am IST

Pakistan to buy 1.1 million doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine

A Sinopharm sign is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China.

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Published on Dec 31, 2020 05:03 pm IST

Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine 79% effective, seeks approval in China

Health experts warn that the differing results could undermine confidence in vaccines.

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Published on Dec 30, 2020 01:34 pm IST

China puts the pedal to the metal on vaccine diplomacy. There are concerns | Analysis

China's President Xi Jinping arrives for an event marking the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army's participation in the Korean War at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

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Updated on Dec 17, 2020 07:31 pm IST

Covid-19: UAE launches inoculation using Chinese drugs giant Sinopharm’s vaccine

UAE has launched Covid-19 vaccinations in capital Abu Dhabi

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Updated on Dec 15, 2020 07:01 am IST

Top Chinese vaccine maker seeks govt nod to market Covid-19 shots

An employee answers questions from the public near samples of a Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm subsidiary CNBG are displayed during a trade fair in Beijing on September 6.

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Updated on Nov 25, 2020 06:37 pm IST