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China Approves an mRNA Covid Vaccine, Its First

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China has for the first time approved a Covid-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology, greenlighting a homegrown shot months after the ruling Communist Party eliminated its strict pandemic restrictions in December. The shot, developed by CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd., based in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang, was approved for emergency use by China’s health regulator, according to a statement from the company on Wednesday. China has long refused to use the foreign-made mRNA shots that were crucial in easing the pandemic in many parts of the world. It chose…

China Gets Its First mRNA Covid Vaccine Approval — in Indonesia

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A Chinese Covid-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology has received government approval for the first time — but not in China. The shot, developed by Walvax Biotechnology, Suzhou Abogen Biosciences and the Chinese military, was cleared this week by Indonesia for emergency use, handing China a long-sought victory in the development of a homegrown vaccine using mRNA at a politically sensitive moment for the ruling Communist Party. First developed and approved in the West, mRNA vaccines have been embraced by countries all over the world, including Indonesia, and are considered…