The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the second Chinese inoculation to receive the WHO’s green light.
The global health agency disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
“WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing,” the statement said.
The WHO had on May 7 granted emergency approval for a Covid vaccine made by Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm, making it the first vaccine developed by a non-Western country to get WHO backing.
The vaccine has already been given to millions of people in China and elsewhere.
The WHO had previously only approved the vaccines made by Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.
