Mar 23, 2023 04:25 AM

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China Clears First Homegrown mRNA Covid Vaccine

By Zhao Jinzhao and Han Wei

CSPC said in an earnings report that it established production facilities and self-sufficiency of critical raw materials and auxiliary materials for the new mRNA vaccine.

CSPC said in an earnings report that it established production facilities and self-sufficiency of critical raw materials and auxiliary materials for the new mRNA vaccine.

China approved its first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine using the advanced mRNA technology, months after the country pivoted from its “zero-Covid” strategy toward living with the virus.

The vaccine, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., was approved for emergency use by the National Medical Products Administration, Hong Kong-traded CSPC said Wednesday in a statement.

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