UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details


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UAE says Chinese vaccine 86% effective, offers few details Jon Gambrell, 1:18 AM Dec 9, 2020 at 1:20 AM DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) " The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday a Chinese coronavirus vaccine tested in the federation of sheikhdoms is 86% effective, in a statement that provided few details but marked the first public release of information on the efficacy of the shot. The UAE, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, conducted a trial beginning in September of the vaccine by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm involving 31,000 volunteers from 125 nations. Volunteers between 18 and 60 years...