Islamabad (HRNW) The formulation and packaging of the Chinese-made Cansino Bio vaccine Convidecia has begun in Pakistan, confirmed Federal Parliamentary Health Secretary Dr Nausheen Hamid Friday.
This is the first COVID-19 vaccine that will be prepared in the country.
The single-dose vaccine is being prepared at the National Institute of Health with the help of Chinese experts.
A total of 160,000 Cansino vaccine dose concentrates are available in Pakistan, Dr Hamid said. “These will be ready by the end of this month.”
The country had signed an agreement for a total of three million Cansino doses, she added.
In the trials conducted in Pakistan, the Cansino shot had an efficacy of 74.8% at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 cases and 100% for preventing severe disease.
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