Coronavirus vaccine: Chinese company preps late-stage trials in UAE

Sinopharm joins compatriots in phase three testing amid race to market

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Chinese vaccine developers are conducting phase three trials overseas as coronavirus cases diminish domestically. © Reuters

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

DALIAN, China -- Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm is preparing phase three clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine candidate in the United Arab Emirates.

Sinopharm affiliate China National Biotec Group received approval from UAE health authorities to run the late-stage trials, the company said late Tuesday. The Middle Eastern country plans to host the vaccine's production if the study is completed successfully.

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