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Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective but some data lacking: WHO experts
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Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine effective but some data lacking: WHO experts

  • The Sinovac vaccine has been authorised in 32 countries and jurisdictions, with 260 million doses distributed, the SAGE experts said.
  • "We are very confident that 2 doses of CoronaVac are efficacious in preventing PCR confirmed COVID19 in adults (18-59 years)," SAGE said in an assessment posted on the WHO website.
Published 05 May, 2021 08:15pm
Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX
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Indonesia gets 1.1mn AstraZeneca vaccine doses via COVAX

  • The Southeast Asian nation has reported one of the worst COVID-19 caseloads in Asia. It launched a vaccination drive in January, aiming to inoculate some 181 million people within a year.
  • Indonesia will get about 11.7 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine through COVAX, which will come in stages through May, Minister Retno Marsudi said.
Published 08 Mar, 2021 07:18pm
Erdogan says 10mn CoronaVac doses could reach Turkey by weekend
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Erdogan says 10mn CoronaVac doses could reach Turkey by weekend

  • "(The second consignment) was approved in China," Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. "It is highly probable that it could come by the end of this week. We expect 10 million to come."
  • Some 600,000 people were vaccinated in two days when the rollout began just over a week ago, but the pace later slowed.
Published 22 Jan, 2021 07:08pm