Chinese drug firm CanSino hoping Brazil will approve Covid-19 vaccine after deal with local company


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China’s CanSino hopes to start distributing its Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil after signing a deal with a local company, although the country’s government has turned away from another widely used Chinese vaccine. Biomm, a listed Brazilian biopharm company, announced on Friday that it had signed an exclusive deal to distribute and manufacture CanSino’s Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil. It also said it will apply for an emergency use licence. CanSino has not yet obtained emergency use approval from the World Health Organization, which has given the green light to two other Chinese vaccines by Sinopharm and Sinovac. “We are pleased to...