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China prepares mass rollout of experimental coronavirus vaccines – Sydney Morning Herald
Health experts question why China is using experimental vaccines on such a vast scale now that the outbreak is largely under control within its borders.
One developer, China National Pharmaceutical Group, known as Sinopharm, said in November it applied for final market approval for use of its vaccine in China. Others have been approved for emergency use on people deemed at high risk of infection.
We must be prepared for large-scale production, said Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who has overseen much of the country’s response, during a visit Wednesday to developers, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
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