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COVID-19: WHO approves emergency use of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 8 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday approved the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for it to be rolled out globally.
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Chinese vaccine won't be given to Lankans until safety aspect ensured: Sri
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): China's Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine will not be given to Sri Lankans until the safety aspect of the vaccine is ensured by the health authorities, the country's Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has said.
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Criticism over use of China-made Sinopharm vaccines continues to grow
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi tested positive for COVID-19 last month despite taking Chinese vaccine Sinopharm, doubts surrounding the efficacy of the much-touted vaccine have continued to grow.
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Morocco receives COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Morocco on Thursday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through the global vaccine-sharing facility COVAX, the Ministry of Health said.
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Lankan MP criticises govt for buying Chinese COVID-19 vaccine not approved
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the Sinopharm vaccine, a Sri Lankan parliamentarian has said that Colombo has brought the Chinese made COVID-19 vaccine to the country without the approval of the World Health Organisation (WHO) showing disregard for the li
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Experts disapprove using Chinese vaccine Sinopharm on Sri Lankans: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 2 (ANI): Sri Lanka's senior medical experts have stated that the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm, which were given by Beijing should not be used on Sri Lankan nationals, according to a report published in Daily Mirror.
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COVID-19: No approval yet to use Chinese vaccine Sinopharm on Sri Lankans
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Vaccination of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka with the Sinopharm vaccine is set to start from next Monday. This comes after a consignment of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccines given by Beijing reached Colombo on Wednesday, the Colombo Page reported.
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday received his first dose of coronavirus vaccine. This comes a day after the South Asian nation received half a million doses of coronavirus vaccines donated by China.
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Sri Lanka puts Chinese Covid-19 vaccine on hold
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 26 (ANI): Sri Lanka has put Chinese Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine on hold and will use India-manufactured Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate 14 million people, a government spokesperson has said.
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Wide-scale irregularities found in administration of Chinese Sinopharm vac
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): There have been wide-scale irregularities in the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan's Sindh province, including administering the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine to people over 60 years of age, non-frontline health workers and unrelated people, so
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Iraq approves Sinopharm, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi authorities have approved the coronavirus vaccines by UK-Swedish company AstraZeneca and China's Sinopharm for emergency use, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan approves Chinese Sinopharm COVID -19 vaccine for emergency use
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) on Monday approved Chinese state-owned firm Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the second vaccine to be given approval for use in the country, reported Dawn.
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