Pakistan approves emergency use of third Chinese COVID vaccine, despite its low efficacy rate ANI | Updated: Apr 09, 2021 13:21 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Pakistan approved the emergency use of the third Chinese vaccine, despite its low efficacy rate, on Thursday.
Citing officials, Geo News reported that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to another Chinese vaccine, CoronaVac.
Earlier, Pakistan had granted the EUA to China s two-dose Sinopharm and single-dose Convidecia vaccine developed by the Cansino Biologicals Inc.
This would be the fifth coronavirus vaccine and the third Chinese vaccine to be used in Pakistan. UK s AstraZeneca and Russian Sputnik V vaccines have also been approved by the DRAP.
Despite low efficacy rate, Pak approves Chinese vaccines
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