GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) \u2014 The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use \u2014 the second Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light.<\/p>\n
The UN health agency signed off on the two-dose vaccine, which is already being deployed in several countries around the world.<\/p>\n
“WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The move gives countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities “assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing”.<\/p>\n
Last month Sinopharm became the first Chinese vaccine to be approved by the WHO.<\/p>\n
The organisation has also given emergency use listing to vaccines being made by Pfizer\/BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and the AstraZeneca jab being produced in India, South Korea and the EU, which it counts separately.<\/p>\n
WHO’s listing paves the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve and import a vaccine for distribution, especially those states without an international-standard regulator of their own.<\/p>\n
It also opens the door for the jabs to enter the Covax global vaccine-sharing scheme, which aims to provide equitable access to doses around the world, particularly in poorer countries.<\/p>\n
Currently, only AstraZeneca and some Pfizer jabs are flowing through the scheme.<\/p>\n
“The world desperately needs multiple COVID-19 vaccines to address the huge access inequity across the globe,” said Mariangela Simao, the WHO’s assistant director general for access to health products.<\/p>\n
“We urge manufacturers to participate in the Covax facility, share their know-how and data and contribute to bringing the pandemic under control.”<\/p>\n
The Sinovac jab is already in use in 22 territories around the world, according to an AFP count.<\/p>\n
Apart from China, the countries using Sinovac include Chile, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey.<\/p>\n
The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation have reviewed the jab and published their advice on its usage.<\/p>\n
“WHO recommends the vaccine for use in adults 18 years and older, in a two-dose schedule with a spacing of two to four weeks,” the agency said.<\/p>\n
“Vaccine efficacy results showed that the vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 51 per cent of those vaccinated and prevented severe COVID-19 and hospitalisation in 100 per cent of the studied population.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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