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WHO approves second Chinese Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

A health worker prepares a dose of Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a mass vaccination program in Apodaca, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico May 25, 2021. [Reuters, Daniel Becerril]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has okayed a second Chinese vaccine for emergency use.

Sinovac-CoronaVac, a two-dose vaccine, got the nod after it met international standards for safety and efficacy.

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