Nepal approves Chinese Covid vaccine,Kathmandu, Feb 18 (IANS) Nepal government on Wednesday granted emergency use approval to a Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd. (BIBP) in China under Sinopharm. Nepal has already granted approval for AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine on January 15. Department of Drug Administration of Nepal on
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February 17, 2021
LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has declared that Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 should not be administered to immune-compromised individuals.
The Drap, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, directed that use of the vaccine in patients with comorbidities should be based on a favourable benefit/risk ratio.
The Sinopharm vaccine, manufactured by M/s Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co, Ltd, China, has been approved for grant of registration of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell) for emergency use authorisation for active immunisation of individuals between 18 to 60 years of age. The Registration Board, however, noted that the vaccine has already been granted market authorisations and emergency use authorisations in China, UAE and Bahrain.
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Health minister Mam Bun Heng (second from left) inspects lorries with attached refrigerated containers at Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. Heng Chivoan
PM: China jabs arrive on Feb 7
Thu, 4 February 2021
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on February 4 that a portion of the Covid-19 vaccines donated to Cambodia by China are scheduled to arrive on February 7.
In a recorded message, he said: “I’ve been told by brother Mam Bun Heng that vaccines are scheduled for delivery on February 7, which is Sunday,” he said, referring to the health minister.
Hun Sen also ordered the vaccines task force to make logistical preparations to take delivery of the vaccines at Phnom Penh International Airport.