Spread the loveChina’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, reaffirmed on Thursday his country’s commitment to providing COVID-19 vaccines to African countries as soon as they are available for use. In August, Morocco signed two cooperation agreements with China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG) to participate in clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine. The agreements provide a legal framework for cooperation in Phase III clinical trials of a Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. On Thursday, Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said Morocco has chosen a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for its upcoming vaccination campaign. Meanwhile, indicators such as the Moroccan-Chinese agreements and Sinopharm’s recent announcement that results of its vaccine’s clinical trials are “better than expected” lead to believe that Morocco will use a Chinese vaccine in its campaign.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 14, 2020 12:56 UTC