Phase I and II of clinical research stage, involving several hundred volunteers between ages 3 and 17, are complete, proving the vaccine is as safe and efficient as for adults, says Sinovac chairman
A resident is inoculated with a Sinovac vaccine dose during a mass vaccination in Surabaya, Indonesia on Sunday. Pic/AFP
China has authorised the emergency use of CoronaVac, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac, for children aged between 3 and 17 years, Sinovac Chairman Yin Weidong said.
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“But when the vaccine will be put into (emergency) use, and starting from what age in the group has yet to be decided,” he was quoted by the state-run Global Times on Sunday.
Sinovac has finished the Phase I and II clinical research stage, involving several hundred volunteers in this age group, which has proved that the vaccine is as safe and efficient as it is for adults, Yin told China Central Television (CCTV) in an interview.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted approval on June 1 to China’s second Covid-19 vaccine, Sinovac, which was expected to strengthen China’s vaccine diplomacy. Earlier, WHO granted approval to China’s Sinopharm. China has offered 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX facility which is a WHO backed initiative to provide vaccines to developing countries.
Delta variant 40 % more transmissible
The Delta variant of Covid-19, or the B1.617.2 variant first identified in India, is around 40 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha or so-called Kent variant of concern (VOC), UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday. He said the spread of the Delta variant had made the unlocking plans set for June 21 more difficult.
Trump calls on nations to demand reparations from China
Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Republican Convention on Saturday. Pic/PTI
Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday called on America and all the nations to demand reparations from China due to the damage caused by Covid-19. Speaking at the North Carolina Republican Convention, Trump said, “The time has come for America and the world to demand reparations and accountability from the Communist Party of China. We should all declare within one voice that China must pay. They must pay.” He also said, “In addition, all nations should work together to present China for a bill of minimum $10 trillion to compensate for the damage they have caused and that is a very low number, the damage is far far greater. As a first step, all countries should collectively cancel any debt that they owe to China as a downpayment on reparations.”
UK PM wants end-2022 target to vaccinate world
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on fellow G7 leaders to make concrete commitments to vaccinate the entire world against novel Coronavirus by the end of 2022 at the Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall, Downing Street has said. The meeting, starting on Friday, is the first between G7 leaders since the coronavirus pandemic and the UK as president oIndia has been invited as a guest country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to participate virtually.
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