Iraq approves emergency use of Chinese, British COVID-19 vaccines


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Iraq approves emergency use of Chinese, British COVID-19 vaccines 1 Special: Battle Against Novel Coronavirus Iraq on Tuesday approved the emergency use of China's Sinopharm and British AstraZeneca vaccines to contain the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The Iraqi Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that the Iraqi National Board for Selection of Drugs (NBSD) approved the emergency use of the two vaccines. Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi, who held a meeting in his office with the NBSD, said that the ministry has made all logistical preparations to receive the vaccines and has identified the groups that would take the...