<p>China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.</p>.<p>The vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/sinopharms-covid-19-vaccine-79-effective-seeks-approval-in-china-933173.html" target="_blank">Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine 79% effective, says maker</a></strong></p>.<p>Chen Shifei, the deputy commissioner of China's Medical Production Administration, said at a news conference Thursday that the decision had been made the previous night.</p>.<p>The vaccine is an inactivated, two-dose vaccine from the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Sinopharm. The company announced Wednesday that preliminary data from last-stage trials had shown it to be 79.3 per cent effective.</p>.<p>Sinopharm is one of at least five Chinese developers that are in a global race to create vaccines for the disease that has killed more than 1.8 million people. </p>
<p>China has given conditional approval to a coronavirus vaccine developed by state-owned Sinopharm.</p>.<p>The vaccine is the first one approved for general use in China.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/sinopharms-covid-19-vaccine-79-effective-seeks-approval-in-china-933173.html" target="_blank">Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine 79% effective, says maker</a></strong></p>.<p>Chen Shifei, the deputy commissioner of China's Medical Production Administration, said at a news conference Thursday that the decision had been made the previous night.</p>.<p>The vaccine is an inactivated, two-dose vaccine from the Beijing Institute of Biological Products, a subsidiary of state-owned conglomerate Sinopharm. The company announced Wednesday that preliminary data from last-stage trials had shown it to be 79.3 per cent effective.</p>.<p>Sinopharm is one of at least five Chinese developers that are in a global race to create vaccines for the disease that has killed more than 1.8 million people. </p>