Could China’s virus vax go global in an emergency?
WHO says it is in talks with the country to put add the experimental vaccine to its emergency use list
China is in talks to have its locally-produced coronavirus vaccines assessed by WHO, as a step toward making them available for international use.
The country has given hundreds of thousands of essential workers, including doctors and other groups considered at high risk, its locally-developed vaccines despite clinical trials not being fully completed.
On Tuesday, a WHO official told an online news conference that China had held preliminary discussions with WHO to have its vaccines included in a list for emergency use.
The emergency use listing procedure allows unlicensed vaccines and treatments to be assessed to expedite their availability in public health emergencies.
