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| China approves first home-grown mRNA Covid vaccine | China approves first home-grown mRNA Covid vaccine |
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| China has up to now largely relied on home-produced vaccines like Sinopharm | China has up to now largely relied on home-produced vaccines like Sinopharm |
| China has approved its first home-produced mRNA Covid vaccine, months after ending strict pandemic rules. | China has approved its first home-produced mRNA Covid vaccine, months after ending strict pandemic rules. |
| Drug regulators cleared the vaccine, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, for emergency use, the company said. | Drug regulators cleared the vaccine, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, for emergency use, the company said. |
| China's labs have been trying to create an mRNA vaccine for years - the country refused to clear foreign-made ones for widespread domestic use. | China's labs have been trying to create an mRNA vaccine for years - the country refused to clear foreign-made ones for widespread domestic use. |
| Studies show Chinese vaccines have been less effective than mRNA shots in preventing deaths and severe illness. | Studies show Chinese vaccines have been less effective than mRNA shots in preventing deaths and severe illness. |
| The slow expansion of China's vaccine rollout, coupled with its lack of an mRNA vaccine, fuelled the implementation of its "zero-Covid" policy, which included unprecedented lockdowns and was dropped after protests late last year. | The slow expansion of China's vaccine rollout, coupled with its lack of an mRNA vaccine, fuelled the implementation of its "zero-Covid" policy, which included unprecedented lockdowns and was dropped after protests late last year. |
| China has mainly used only its domestically produced vaccines: CoronaVac, made by a company called Sinovac, and Sinopharm. | China has mainly used only its domestically produced vaccines: CoronaVac, made by a company called Sinovac, and Sinopharm. |
| Both use parts of a dead coronavirus to expose the body to Covid and stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies. | Both use parts of a dead coronavirus to expose the body to Covid and stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies. |
| The mRNA technology was used commercially for the first time in Covid vaccines. The jabs use a molecule of genetic code called messenger RNA to generate an immune response. That trains the body to fight off the real virus when it comes into contact with it. | The mRNA technology was used commercially for the first time in Covid vaccines. The jabs use a molecule of genetic code called messenger RNA to generate an immune response. That trains the body to fight off the real virus when it comes into contact with it. |
| China eyes life beyond Covid despite high infections | China eyes life beyond Covid despite high infections |
| How many Covid cases are there in China? | How many Covid cases are there in China? |
| CSPC said the vaccine showed good results in a trial when used as a booster vaccine for those who had already received other shots. | CSPC said the vaccine showed good results in a trial when used as a booster vaccine for those who had already received other shots. |
| The incidence of adverse events was "substantially lower" in the elderly group compared with the adult group, it said. | The incidence of adverse events was "substantially lower" in the elderly group compared with the adult group, it said. |
| The news comes as cases fall in the world's most populous country. Last month, China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over Covid. | The news comes as cases fall in the world's most populous country. Last month, China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over Covid. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Vaccination | Vaccination |
| Asia Pacific | Asia Pacific |
| Coronavirus pandemic |