2020-12-31 08:35:21 GMT2020-12-31 16:35:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) Pakistan has decided to pre-book COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm for emergency use for healthcare workers, Pakistan s Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has said in a statement.
In a meeting of a Special Cabinet Committee constituted as an oversight body for procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine, it was decided that Pakistan will follow the practice of most of the countries to pre-book COVID-19 vaccine based on preliminary results in order to ensure the timely availability of the vaccines, a hand-out by the ministry said on Wednesday.
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The approval comes a day after Sinopharm said its vaccine showed 79.34 per cent efficacy and a 99.52 per cent anti-body positive conversion rate in the interim results of the Phase III clinical trials.
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