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HONG KONG, Dec.5 (SCMP): China will have 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines ready for use this year and will soon make “an important announcement,” a scientist in charge of vaccine development in the country said on Friday.
Wang Junzhi of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and also deputy head of an expert working group on vaccine development of the State Council, made the remarks at a briefing in Wuhan.
“Regarding the development of Covid-19 vaccines, there will be a major news announcement in the next week or two. It is now in the final stage, ”Wang said.
“As planned, there will be 600 million doses of inactivated vaccines ready for market launch this year.”
Two inactivated vaccines developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and a third by Sinovac Biotech are in the final stages of clinical trials in South America, the Middle East and Asia, but none of the phase data have yet been released by drug manufacturers. 3 required. for regulatory approval.
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CNBG’s data could be released “soon,” its parent company China National Pharmaceutical Group said on Saturday, while Sinovac is also expected to make an announcement about its phase 3 trial imminently. A Sinovac spokesman said the company could not provide further details when contacted for comment on Friday.
Wang’s disclosure comes after Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who is in charge of public health in China, visited a CNBG company as well as Sinovac and the national agency that oversees vaccines in Beijing on Wednesday. He told drugmakers that they should “be prepared for large-scale production” of vaccines. – South China Morning Mail
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