China's new recombinant Covid-19 vaccine starts human tests


BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua): Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has commenced phase-1 and phase-2 clinical trials for its new recombinant vaccine against Covid-19 in central China's Henan Province since Saturday (April 24).

Developed by the China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a Sinopharm's bioscience subsidiary, the vaccine obtained a clinical research permit from the National Medical Products Administration on April 9.

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