China To Administer Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine Free
China has promised to provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all its citizens. Deputy Head of the National Health Commission, Zeng Yixin, made the disclosure at a news conference on Thursday. The vaccine is a public good by its nature, and the price may vary based on the scale of use, but an important premise is that it will be provided to the public for free," Yixin said. China approved its first homegrown coronavirus vaccine for general public use on Thursday, with officials promising to provide the general public with free inoculations. The approved inactivate vaccine has shown 79.34 percent efficacy against COVID-19, according to the interim results of the phase-3 clinical trials unveiled by its development on Wednesday.