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UAE says Sinopharm vaccine has 86% efficacy against COVID-19

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/12/09/healthcare-coronavirus-brazil-vaccine.jpg"/><figcaption>A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a &quot;Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine&quot; sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken Oct. 30, 2020. <em>Dado Ruvic, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>DUBAI - An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China&#x27;s Sinopharm has 86 percent efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there.</p><p>The Gulf Arab state has been conducting Phase 3 clinical trials of the vaccine since July and in September approved its emergency use for certain groups.</p><p>The analysis also shows &quot;99 percent seroconversion rate of neutralizing antibody and 100 percent effectiveness in preventing moderate and severe cases of the disease,&quot; the ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency.</p><p>It also said it had registered the vaccine, without elaborating.</p><p>The vaccine, which uses an inactivated virus, unable to replicate human cells, to trigger immune responses, requires two doses, past trial data has showed.</p><p>The UAE trial is a partnership between Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG), Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 (G42) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Health.</p><p>Sinopharm and G42 have also expanded the trial to Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain.</p><p>Abu Dhabi, the country&#x27;s capital, this week said it was seeking volunteers to take part in clinical trials of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine, known as Sputnik V.</p><p>The UAE, with a population of around 9 million, has recorded 178,837 infections and 596 deaths from the disease.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7f2069vBcU?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has 86 percent efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there.<br /> </p>

An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has 86 percent efficacy against the virus, the United Arab Emirates health ministry said on Wednesday, citing an interim analysis of a human trial underway there.