WHO approves China's Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization approved on Friday a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, paving the way for Beijing to extend further assistance to hard-hit developing countries.It is the first time the WHO has green-lit a coronavirus vaccine developed in a country outside the West. The vaccine has already been administered in China and elsewhere.The approval of the Sinopharm vaccine comes as developing nations are struggling to secure vaccine supplies. The vaccine, which Sinopharm says has a 79 percent efficacy rate, is recommended for those aged…READ FULL ARTICLE