China's Sinopharm doubles output capacity for 2020 vaccine launch

Drugmaker's two plants can produce 200m doses as candidate moves through trials

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Eighteen potential vaccines are in clinical trials, with seven being developed by Chinese pharmaceutical companies. © Reuters

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN, China -- Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has completed construction of a plant in Wuhan for mass production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate now under development, doubling its capacity to more than 200 million doses a year 

The state-backed company, known formally as China National Pharmaceutical Group, will be able to make 100 million doses a year at the site. The investment amount has not been disclosed. After the groundbreaking in March, construction took place quickly with support from the local government.

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