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| The United Arab Emirates government has announced it will start administering Covid-19 vaccines made by Chinese firm Sinopharm to children aged 3-17 after a trial of 900 minors. | The United Arab Emirates government has announced it will start administering Covid-19 vaccines made by Chinese firm Sinopharm to children aged 3-17 after a trial of 900 minors. |
| On Monday, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Twitter that the country would start vaccinating children aged 3-17 with the Sinopharm shot, which is administered in a two-dose regimen. | On Monday, the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) said on Twitter that the country would start vaccinating children aged 3-17 with the Sinopharm shot, which is administered in a two-dose regimen. |
| NCEMA said its decision is based on “clinical trials and extensive evaluations.” The country’s authorities announced in June that they had started a trial, which involved members of the royal family, to monitor the immune response of some 900 children following the administration of the Sinopharm vaccine. | NCEMA said its decision is based on “clinical trials and extensive evaluations.” The country’s authorities announced in June that they had started a trial, which involved members of the royal family, to monitor the immune response of some 900 children following the administration of the Sinopharm vaccine. |
| The UAE, which has one of the highest immunization rates in the world, already uses the Pfizer jab to vaccinate children as young as 12. A post from the health ministry on Sunday said that 78.95% of the UAE’s 9 million people had been given one vaccine dose, and 70.57% had been fully vaccinated. | The UAE, which has one of the highest immunization rates in the world, already uses the Pfizer jab to vaccinate children as young as 12. A post from the health ministry on Sunday said that 78.95% of the UAE’s 9 million people had been given one vaccine dose, and 70.57% had been fully vaccinated. |
| The Chinese-developed Sinopharm shot has been heavily scrutinized in recent weeks. In Hungary, where it has been widely administered, a recent study found that “23.90% of individuals above the age of 60 who took part in the testing and shared their vaccination information had inadequate amounts of IgG type neutralizing antibodies in their bloodstream.” | The Chinese-developed Sinopharm shot has been heavily scrutinized in recent weeks. In Hungary, where it has been widely administered, a recent study found that “23.90% of individuals above the age of 60 who took part in the testing and shared their vaccination information had inadequate amounts of IgG type neutralizing antibodies in their bloodstream.” |
| The UAE led the Phase III clinical trials of the Chinese shot and is also manufacturing it after Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42 entered a joint venture. Sinovac, another widely used Chinese vaccine, has also been called into question. A Thai study suggested that vaccine-induced antibodies halved every 40 days after the second dose. | The UAE led the Phase III clinical trials of the Chinese shot and is also manufacturing it after Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42 entered a joint venture. Sinovac, another widely used Chinese vaccine, has also been called into question. A Thai study suggested that vaccine-induced antibodies halved every 40 days after the second dose. |
| Chinese state media organization Xinhua has pushed back against the criticism, highlighting a Sri Lankan study in which two shots of Sinopharm were found to engender antibody levels similar to those seen in a person who had been naturally infected. “This vaccine was found very effective for the Delta variant as well,” Sri Jayewardenepura University was quoted as saying by Xinhua. | Chinese state media organization Xinhua has pushed back against the criticism, highlighting a Sri Lankan study in which two shots of Sinopharm were found to engender antibody levels similar to those seen in a person who had been naturally infected. “This vaccine was found very effective for the Delta variant as well,” Sri Jayewardenepura University was quoted as saying by Xinhua. |
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