The World Health Organization (WHO) today approved emergency listing for China's Sinopharm vaccine, a step that clears the way for a sixth vaccine to be added to the COVAX program.
In other global developments, India's daily deaths today topped 4,000 for the first time, as the country reported more than 400,000 new cases for the third day in a row.Decision follows review by 2 WHO groupsToday's announcement caps the review of Sinopharm's inactivated vero cell virus vaccine by two WHO vaccine advisory groups.
The WHO's technical advisory group (TAG) approved the vaccine for emergency listing. Meanwhile, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommended the vaccine for people 18 years of age and older on a two-dose