Chinese vaccine maker to offer shots to testing nations firstPhoto: ReutersBEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Thursday that countries running its final-stage clinical trials like Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey will get its coronavirus shots at the same time as China, underscoring how vaccine supply agreements could cement diplomatic ties in the Covid-19 era. Sinovac is expecting interim data as soon as November from its Phase III trial of almost 10,000 people in Brazil, said Yin. It will then seek regulatory approval in both China and Brazil for general use of its inactivated vaccine by year-end. With around 10 vaccine candidates in various stages of human testing, China has promised to provide doses for at least 62 countries, signing formal agreements with allies like Indonesia and Pakistan. Both Sinovac and CNBG’s shots have been approved for emergency use for doctors, nurses and other front-line workers under China’s vaccine law, while CanSino’s shot received approval for use within the Chinese military.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2020 10:52 UTC