China gives conditional approval for CNBG's Covid-19 vaccine

This is the first approval for general public use among a handful of Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidates

Credit: Reuters

China has given conditional approval for general public use to a Covid-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), an official with China's National Medical Products Commission told a media briefing on Thursday.

The approval is the first for general public use among a handful of Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidates in various stages of development.

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