Indonesia approved the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm, for emergency use, paving the way for Southeast Asia’s largest economy to start its inoculation program.
Indonesia s food and drug authority BPOM has issued an emergency use authorization for the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Sinopharm, an official source said on Friday.
Indonesia would use the Sinopharm vaccine for a mutual vaccination scheme locally known as Gotong Royong , where companies or legal entities can arrange the Covid-19 vaccine rollout for their employees for free, to help the country achieve herd immunity faster.
Chief of BPOM Penny Lukito made the announcement, saying the issuance of the EUA was based on the third phase of clinical trials in the United Arab Emirates and other countries, the Xinhua news agency reported.
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Hungary to Help Slovakia Test Sputnik V After Licensing Controversy
Slovakia has ignited a controversy around the Russian Sputnik V vaccine after its drug testing agency not only announced that it cannot license the vaccine due to missing information, but even asserted that the Sputnik V doses currently in use around the world are only the same in name, not composition. Despite Sputnik V’s producers demanding the return of their vaccine over the statement, Hungarian authorities have promised to help Slovakia test the Russian vaccine in EU approved labs. Meanwhile, multiple countries in Europe have begun preparations to purchase the vaccine through bilateral deals with Russia.
The Hungarian government has published its vaccine procurement contracts with the producers of Sputnik V and Sinopharm’s vaccine. In the past months, the government avoided all requests of publication, despite being in agreement that the contracts are of public interest.
The main noticeable difference between the two contracts is that while the government purchased the Russian vaccine directly, the purchase of the Chinese vaccine took place through a third party, at a much higher price.
Hungarian Government’s Previous Secrecy Around Vaccine Contracts
The Hungarian government has, until now, avoided publishing the vaccine contracts. Liberal news portal 444.hu went to multiple government departments asking for the details of the vaccine orders but received no information. Minister Gulyás told the news portal that the documents would be shared, as they are public interest data, however he did not say where the information could be located.
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