qy213 vip:WHO validates China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use - Xinhua | English.news.cn

geneva, may 7 (xinhua) -- the world health organization (who) validated on friday the covid-19 vaccine developed by china's sinopharm for emergency use.

"this afternoon, who gave emergency use listing to sinopharm beijing's covid-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive who validation for safety, efficacy and quality," said who director-general dr. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus at a press briefing.

"this expands the list of vaccines that covax combined, and gives countries confidence to expedite their own regulatory approval," he added. enditem