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May 20, 2021 | 9:01 am

#588

gudugan

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Originally Posted by percysmith

Officially not permitted but unofficially permitted

“Two of the most effective coronavirus vaccines —one developed by BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc. and the other by Moderna Inc. — have not been approved in China, and Chinese vaccines such as those made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd. and subsidiaries of China National Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd. have not been approved in most Western nations."

https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-03...101673186.html

This is pretty outdated (your article is from two months ago). Per post #579 BioNTech is in final approval stages. No word on Moderna so far.

Sinopharm was approved by the WHO on 8 May 2021 WHO approves Sinopharm vaccine in potential boost to COVAX pipeline | Reuters and is in wide usage in many countries Sinopharm: CoronaVac – COVID19 Vaccine Tracker (trackvaccines.org)