An article recently published in JAMA concluded that two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm (OTCMKTS: SHTDY) were 72.8% and 78.1% effective, respectively, based on interim Phase 3 study results. The lower figure refers to the protection from a COVID-19 vaccine based on two 5-µg doses based on the SARS-CoV-2 isolate WIV04 complete genome. The second vaccine in the…
Pharma 50: Here’s how the world’s largest pharma companies are doing
The global pharmaceutical industry held up well during the pandemic, with 10 of the largest businesses only seeing a roughly –3% drop in revenue in 2020. Eight of the 10 even came out ahead. That’s one of the big takeaways from Drug Discovery & Development’s inaugural Pharma 50, a compilation of data on the largest…
China approves COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm
Chinese health authorities have authorized a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine from state-owned Sinopharm (OTCMKTS: SHTDY). The vaccine has an efficacy of 79% based on an interim analysis of a Phase 3 study. China plans to distribute the BBIBP-CorV vaccine to citizens at no cost and distribute it to other countries that test Chinese vaccine candidates. The country has…
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine is 86% effective, according to UAE regulators
The United Arab Emirates has approved a COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm (OTCMKTS:SHTDY). The China-based pharma company concluded that that the vaccine was 86% effective, putting it ahead of the vaccine performance of the vaccine candidate from AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) but behind the vaccines from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna (NYSE:MRNA). Both of the latter two vaccines were 95% efficacious. The UAE Ministry of…