Published January 26, 2021, 7:02 PM
Brazil recently approved CoronaVac, the vaccine made by Beijing-based company Sinovac, thereby enabling Latin America’s largest nation to begin their immunization program. CoronaVac has demonstrated 100% protection against severe COVID-19 and hospitalization in the recently-concluded clinical trial involving 12,476 healthcare workers in Brazil. This trial is currently the only publicly disclosed phase 3 clinical trial (involving COVID-19 vaccines), where participants were all healthcare workers working in hospitals. Accordingly, it provides an actual indication of the capability of this vaccine to protect the critical healthcare workforce. Several days after Brazil’s announcement, Chile announced the emergency use approval of CoronaVac as well. Sinovac has agreements in place with at least eight countries, including Turkey, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Chile, and Brazil.
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MANILA, Jan 19 (Xinhua): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has noted the safety of vaccines development by China's biopharmaceutical companies, defending his government's decision to buy Chinese vaccines.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to receive the Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine shots, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.