Dubai: The UAE, along with Bahrain, were two of the first Arab countries to approve the Sinopharm shot and were the first countries to grant full approval to use a COVID-19 vaccine. Other countries followed suit. Here’s a closer look into the Sinopharm vaccine and how the UAE leads the world in the fight against the pandemic.
Who produces the Sinopharm vaccine?
Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG). Sinopharm is a Chinese state-owned biotech company based in Beijing.
What is the shot called?
BBIBP-CorV.
Where is it approved for use?
Reuters reported in September that Phase III trials for the Sinopharm shot had been conducted in 10 countries worldwide. The vaccine has been granted authorisation in China, and several other countries, including the UAE.
Chinese vaccines win acclaim Share CLOSE Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (left) hands over China-donated Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Sunday. SOVANNARA/XINHUA
Leaders from around world express appreciation, confidence in safety and reliability
From front-line workers to heads of state, more people around the world are praising and welcoming Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. Chinese vaccines have been proved to be safe and reliable, said Laotian Minister of Health Bounkong Syhavong upon receiving Chinese-donated Sinopharm vaccines in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Monday.
Leaders from around world express appreciation, confidence in safety and reliability
From front-line workers to heads of state, more people around the world are praising and welcoming Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines. Chinese vaccines have been proved to be safe and reliable, said Laotian Minister of Health Bounkong Syhavong upon receiving Chinese-donated Sinopharm vaccines in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Monday.
At about the same time across the Pacific, Peruvian President Francisco Sagasti expressed his appreciation to China as he welcomed the arrival of the first 300,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine from China. Likewise, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera thanked China on Jan 28, and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed his gratitude for donated vaccine on Sunday.
UAE Covid vaccine: 3 million doses and counting
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Amid the challenges posed by coronavirus and new variants, health experts stressed that vaccination is the most effective way towards herd immunity.
The UAE is countering the challenges posed by the rising number of Covid-19 cases and threats from the new variants of the virus with its aggressive nationwide vaccination drive. Achieving a new milestone, more than 3 million doses were administered across the country till Friday.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) tweeted: “137,956 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were given in the last 24 hours, to reach 3,006,601 as a total number of doses and with a rate of 30.40 doses per 100 people as vaccine distribution.”