COVID-19: Sri Lanka approves Chinese SINOVAC vaccine
17 Jul 2021, 07:55 GMT+10
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19.
It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported.
The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country.
Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 16
Xinhua
17 Jul 2021, 02:49 GMT+10
JAKARTA Indonesia on Friday recorded 54,000 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,205 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the country s Health Ministry said. Based on the latest data, the total number of coronavirus cases in the Southeast Asian country is now at 2,780,803, while the COVID-19-related death toll increased to 71,397. (Indonesia-COVID-19) - - - - COLOMBO Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) on Friday approved China s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. Accordingly, all COVID-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) can now be used in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Channa Jayasumana said. (Sri Lanka-Sinovac-Approval)
Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19. It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported. The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka. Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country. Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group. In June, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has issued Interim recommendations for the use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group.
Sri Lanka has approved the emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19. It is the second Chinese COVID-19 vaccine approved by Sri Lanka s National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA), News First reported. The country has already been administrating China s Sinopharm vaccine. China on Thursday announced that it will donate another 1.6 million doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka.
Besides this, Covishield, Sputnik and Pfizer vaccines are also being administrated in the country. Sinovac CoronaVac has been developed by Sinovac/China National Pharmaceutical Group. In June, the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization has issued Interim recommendations for the use of the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine.
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