China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally

ࢀ¢ 12 Responds Coverage & Info à‚» BEIJING (AP) ࢀ" China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. The Sinopharm vaccine had already been given to groups such as health care professionals and essential workers under emergency-use guidelines as part of Chinaࢀ™s program to inoculate 50 million people before the Lunar New Year holiday in February. But the go-ahead should allow it to be supplied more broadly at home and moves Beijing closer to being able to ship…