WHO lists Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use By (0) A Sinopharm company logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Shanghai, China, in this August 2020 photo. The World Health Organization announced Friday that Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine has been listed for emergency use. Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA-EFE May 8 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization said it would list the COVID-19 vaccine made by the Chinese company Sinopharm for emergency use. The Friday announcement means the vaccine, which Sinopharm produced in conjunction with the Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products, can be made part of the Covax initiative to share doses around the world.