UAE vaccine for coronavirus: Sinopharms jab approved
Chinese vaccine is 86 per cent effective and is safe, says health ministry.
The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention, Mohap, has announced the official registration of Beijing Institute of Biological Product’s inactivated Covid-19 vaccine in a major step towards combating the global pandemic.
The registration of this vaccine is a decision in response to the application from Sinopharm CNBG.
The announcement is a significant vote of confidence by the UAE’s health authorities in the safety and efficacy of this vaccine.
Mohap in collaboration with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH) have reviewed Sinopharm CNBG’s interim analysis of the phase III trials, which shows Beijing Institute of Biological Product’s inactivated vaccine to have 86 per cent efficacy against Covid-19 infection.