A coronavirus vaccine maker secretly vaccinated almost all of its employees

[Chris Smith]

• Some of the world’s most advanced coronavirus vaccine candidates are already being used under emergency programs.
• One drugmaker from China even quietly provided its Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine drug to about 90% of its employees and their family members on a voluntary basis.
• The program underscores China’s aggressive emergency vaccination program for at-risk categories of people. The country has a few drugs in Phase 3 trials, but the final stage of testing has not been completed.

Three COVID-19 vaccine candidates have reached the final stage of clinical trials, and the first Phase 3 results might be available in the coming months. Other drugs will also enter Phase 3 soon, and that’s excellent news. There’s an incredible number of novel coronavirus vaccine ideas out there, which gives us reason to hope that several of the drugs will be effective and safe. The more vaccines get approved, the easier it will be for the world’s population to get access to COVID-19 immunity. But as the debate around emergency use authorization increases in the US ahead of the presidential election, other countries are already marching forward and are using their Phase 3 vaccines.

Russia is the prime example of how not to debut a vaccine for a deadly pandemic. The country approved its vaccine for public use even before publishing any studies from Phase 1 and 2 stages of testing, and it’s already making the drug available to doctors and teachers. Unsurprisingly, people aren’t excited about getting the vaccine. China at least has three vaccines in Phase 3 trials, though each one has already received emergency approval. Unlike Russians, Chinese people who can qualify for emergency immunizations seem to be more willing to get the drug, according to a new report. In fact, one of the companies developing a coronavirus vaccine said it has already quietly provided the medicine to 90% of its employees and all their families.

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