A health worker checks a woman who received a dose of the China-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Panadura, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, on Saturday. ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP
BEIJING/LONDON, May 10 (China Daily/ANN): The World Health Organization's approval to give emergency use to the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm has been welcomed by experts and health regulators worldwide.
On Friday, the WHO gave the vaccine the green light, paving the way for potentially millions of doses to be rolled out globally to reach countries in need and boost WHO-backed efforts such as the COVAX initiative.
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