Even before WHO approval, health regulators in poor countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia allowed this Chinese vaccine to use emergency.
Sinopharm Vaccine (AFP)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the emergency use of Covid Vaccine, prepared by China (China)-owned company Sinopharm. The Sinopharm vaccine is the first vaccine developed by a non-Western country, supported by WHO. Till now, this vaccine has been applied to millions of people in many places other than China. The WHO has previously approved vaccines prepared by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.
However, health regulators in poor countries of Africa, Latin America and Asia allowed this Chinese vaccine to use emergency. Very little data of Chinese vaccines was released internationally. For this reason, the efficacy of these vaccines was under question. But the WHO said on Friday that it has recognized the safety, efficacy and quality of the Sinoform vaccine.
WHO may decide on Synovac and Sputnik V soon
The WHO said that the vaccine can be rapidly sent to countries that are seeking vaccines to keep their people and health care workers safe. It has been reported that two doses of this vaccine are to be applied to people 18 years or above. In addition, evaluation is still underway for another Chinese vaccine, Synovac and Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. It is believed that soon the WHO can give a decision on this too.
What does it mean to support WHO?
The approval of the vaccine from the World Health Body means that now the regulators all over the world have got the guideline that the vaccine is safe and effective. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gabriessis said it would give countries confidence to expedite the approval of the vaccine by their own regulators. This decision of the health body means that now this vaccine can also be used for the global Kovacs program, which was formed to provide vaccines to poor countries.
The decision to list the Chinese vaccine for emergency use is expected to give a big boost to the Kovacs program, which is grappling with supply problems. Sinoform was being used extensively before WHO approval. According to media reports, about 6.5 crore doses have been applied to the people. Apart from China, this vaccine is being used in UAE, Pakistan and Hungary.
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