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Can China become a leading producer of Covid-19 vaccines?

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Oct 28, 2020, 09:20


Hopes are rising that Chinese Covid-19  vaccines may be among the first to receive regulatory approval, but analysts say hurdles remain before China becomes a key player in the global market, even if it produces a successful vaccine.

Three Chinese vaccines are now leading the race, with the privately-owned Sinovac and state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) both expecting interim data from their last stages of clinical trials by the end of this year.

In a press conference last Tuesday, Wang Tao, chief review officer of China’s regulator the National Medical Products Administration, said the approval process would be expedited when there was enough data to prove safety and efficacy, as well as evidence that manufacturing capabilities could meet quality standards.

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