There has been a war for creating vaccines as the pandemic surges. China has four coronavirus vaccine applicants in stage 3 clinical trials. An official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has publically vowed that an adequate coronavirus vaccine may be prepared by the end of the year. State pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and US-listed Sinovac Biotech are developing three of the vaccines under the state’s emergency use program while CanSino Biologics is developing the fourth.
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On October 11, China also announced that it is joining the Covid-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX. The country approved an agreement with GAVI, the co-leader of the alliance. China is joining the company to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, said foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying. “We are taking this concrete step to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines, especially to developing countries, and hope more capable countries will also join and support COVAX,” she said as per a leading daily.
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As the list of countries with which China has promised to share its vaccines continues to grow, scientists question whether it will be able to produce enough doses even if the vaccine is ready soon, said a report published on science journal 'Nature'. The COVAX community, together with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the WHO, is striving to provide 2 billion doses of vaccine to the most vulnerable people in poor countries, the report said, pointing out that the country’s drug regulator would need to wait till data prove that the vaccines are secure and effective before granting them full approval.
