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Brazil's Bolsonaro rejects plan to buy China's Sinovac vaccine; health minister tests positive
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday the federal government will not buy a COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation's immunization program.
Chinese city to offer COVID-19 vaccine candidate as emergency use expands
A city in China's Zhejiang province will offer experimental coronavirus vaccines to its residents, as China broadens an emergency use programme to people in non-priority groups.
Venezuela plans to use Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines
Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines, which could arrive in the South American nation in December or January, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday.
Sinopharm says may be able to make over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021
China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), one of several Chinese firms developing coronavirus vaccines, said it may have the capacity to produce more than 1 billion doses in 2021, Chairman Liu Jingzhen said on Tuesday.
China's Sinovac vaccine is safe, Brazil institute says
An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech appeared to be safe in a late-stage clinical trial in Brazil, preliminary results showed on Monday.
Sinovac coronavirus vaccine offered by Chinese city for emergency use costs $60
(This October 16 story was refiled to correct spelling of city Jiaxing in 4th paragraph)
China Drugmaker Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccine to Students Going Abroad
China is expanding distribution of coronavirus vaccines outside of clinical trials, with a state-owned company offering them to students going abroad amid a campaign by officials to boost public confidence in homegrown inoculations.
China's experimental COVID-19 vaccine appears safe - study
A Chinese experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences was shown to be safe in an early stage clinical trial, researchers said.
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO's Tedros
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use
China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
China Greenlights Another Covid-19 Vaccine for Human Testing
A Chinese drugmaker, which is collaborating with AstraZeneca PLC on production of a coronavirus vaccine, has won approval from Chinese regulators to start testing one of its own vaccine candidates at home.
Chinese Citizens Are Already Receiving a Coronavirus Vaccine
The pandemic has only increased the battle with the U.S. for scientific and political supremacy.
China's CNBG to donate 200,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to medics in Wuhan
China National Biotec Group (CNBG) said on Thursday it will donate 200,000 doses of its candidate coronavirus vaccine to the central city of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged late last year.
Pakistan launches Phase III trials for Chinese Cansinobio's COVID-19 vaccine
Pakistan has launched Phase III clinical trials for CanSino Biologics' COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a government minister and an official at the Chinese pharmaceutical company said on Tuesday.
Chinese researchers to test double doses of CanSino's coronavirus vaccine candidate
Researchers plan to start a clinical trial for an additional dose of a coronavirus vaccine candidate co-developed by China's CanSino Biologics Inc and a military-backed research unit, clinical trial registry data showed.
China's Sinovac to test coronavirus vaccine candidate in teenagers, children
Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to start a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month, widening its test on a shot that's already in the final stage of study with adults.
Turkey begins Phase III trials of Chinese coronavirus vaccine - minister
Turkey began final Phase III trials of an experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, the health minister said.
China offers coronavirus vaccine candidates to aviation industry workers - notice
China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a push to inoculate high-risk groups to prevent a possible resurgence as economies reopen.
In Global Covid-19 Vaccine Race, Chinese Shot Receives First Foreign Approval
The United Arab Emirates has become the first country outside China to approve emergency usage of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine candidate, in a vote of confidence for a state-backed drugmaker racing global rivals to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November: official
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.