Thailand's FDA approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use


A medical worker holds a package for a Sinopharm vaccine at a vaccination facility in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2021. Two vaccines made by China’s Sinopharm appear to be safe and effective against Covid-19, according to a study published in a medical journal. Scientists have been waiting for more details about the two vaccines, even though they already are being used in many countries and one recently won the backing of the World Health Organisation. - AP

BANGKOK, May 28 (Reuters): Thailand's food and drug regulator on Friday approved for emergency use the coroanvirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm, a senior official said.

"The FDA has approved the Sinopharm vaccine," senior health official Paisan Dankhum told a news conference, making it the fifth Covid-19 vaccine Thailand has approved.

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