Chinese vaccines effective against variant found in India: expert

BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Research shows that China's inactivated vaccines are effective against the variant of the coronavirus first found in India, said Shao Yiming, an expert at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Shao said at a news briefing on Thursday (May 20) that Chinese researchers have already started research and accumulated data on the new variant discovered in India, which is believed to be more contagious than the original virus.