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China Approves First COVID Vaccine For General Use

The vaccine was developed by the state-owned China national biotec group company.

China Approves First COVID Vaccine For General Use
Ng Han Guan / AP
Article by Scripps News Staff
SMS
December 31, 2020

China has approved its first coronavirus vaccine for general public use.

The vaccine was developed by the state-owned China national biotec group company.

Chinese officials previously approved the vaccine for emergency use earlier this year. But it'll now be made commercially available.

China has already administered 4.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. It's aiming to vaccinate 50 million people before the Lunar New Year holiday in early February.