Chinese Covid vaccine awaits NDA approval
Sunday May 16 2021
A health worker prepares to inoculate a man with a dose of the Chinese-made Sinopharm Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine . PHOTO/AFP
Summary
In February, China revealed it will be donating 300,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Uganda. Though earlier reports had indicated that the vaccine to be donated is Sinovac, Dr Driwale said the letter received did not specify the brand.
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Covid-19 vaccine, which the Chinese government promised Uganda as a donation, awaits approval of the National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group and National Drug Authority (NDA) for import into the country.
Dr Alfred Driwale, the programme manager Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (Unepi), said the Health ministry has written to both the National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group and NDA to review documents regarding the vacccine for final advice and decision-making and registration.