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Chris Smith
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- Coronavirus vaccine updates from China indicate that several of the experimental drugs that are in the final stages of testing have received approval for emergency use in the country.
- Drugs from Sinovac, China National Biotec Group, and CanSino are already being used under emergency use approvals (EUA) in the country.
- CanSino is also negotiating EUAs with other countries in the hope it can expand its reach even before Phase 3 results are finalized.
The race for safe and effective novel coronavirus vaccines has taken a strange turn in the past few weeks. Russia hinted that it would approve its mysterious vaccine candidate for public use before Phase 3 trials were complete. It then proceeded to announce its vaccine is safe and effective to the dismay of researchers around the world, who cautioned that there was no way Russia would have been able to prove the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine in such a short period of time. The Russians have not shared any research on the first phases of the trial, as is customary for such studies, but they are starting to distribute the vaccine widely regardless.
Separately, more reports indicated that China had started using its more advanced vaccine candidates on certain categories of people. The difference between Russia and China is that several Chinese companies have produced peer-reviewed papers that show the drugs worked in the early phases. At the same time, word got out that Trump may be pressuring FDA officials to issue an EUA to one of the advanced drugs that are in Phase 3 trials in the US and other countries before the November election. Health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, warned that going down that road might hinder the entire COVID-19 vaccine development process.
This brings us to the newest reports about COVID-19 vaccine use before studies are completed, with China taking center stage. The country has been using some of its more advanced drugs for a few weeks, and it’s negotiating EUA approvals with other countries that would allow it to ship those drugs to new markets.
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