WHO clears Chinese HPV vaccine in global fight against cervical cancer


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World WHO clears Chinese HPV vaccine in global fight against cervical cancer Approval means international organisations including the vaccine alliance Gavi and other UN agencies can buy the shot for distribution in emerging markets 26 October 2021 - 13:24 Agency Staff Picture: BLOOMBERG/ANDRE MALERBA The World Health Organisation (WHO) approved a cervical cancer vaccine from China’s Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., broadening access in developing countries to a scarce shot that prevents one of the most common causes of cancer. The inoculation was developed by Wantai’s vaccine subsidiary Xiamen Innovax Biotech and works against the two highest-risk types of...