Sinopharm Covid -19 vaccine efficacy meets WHO requirements

  GENEVA – China-made Covid-19 vaccine Sinopharm has levels of efficacy compatible with requirements of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the chair of a WHO advisory panel said. Sinopharm has presented its data to WHO, which hopes to issue recommendations on the vaccine by the end of April, said WHO chair Alejandro Cravioto. Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac also presented data on its Covid-19 vaccine. “The information that the companies shared publicly at the meeting last week clearly indicates that they have levels of efficacy that would be compatible with the requirements that WHO has asked for this vaccine,” Cravioto said, referring to the group of independent experts’ closed-door meeting. “That means about 50% (efficacy) and preferably close to or above 70% and of course, they have all the safety data to show that this vaccine would cause no harm in humans when used,” Cravioto said. The vaccines would first require emergency use listing from the WHO or a regulatory authority before experts can make recommendations about their use, he added. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said earlier this month that Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines could receive WHO emergency listing “quite soon”. No detailed efficacy data of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine has been publicly released but its developer said the vaccine was 79.34% effective against coronavirus. The vaccine has been approved for use in the UAE. WNW/Expat Media
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