China authorises CoronaVac vaccine for children above 3 years

China has authorised the emergency use of CoronaVac a Covid19 vaccine manufactured by Chinese firm Sinovac for children aged between 3 and 17 years Sinovac Chairman Yin Weidong saidldquoBut when the vaccine will be put into emergency use and starting from what age in the group has yet to be decidedrdquo he was quoted by the staterun Global Times on SundaySinovac has finished the Phase I and II clinical research stage involving several hundred volunteers in this age group which has proved that the vaccine is as safe and efficient as it is for adults Yin told China Central Television CCTV in an interviewThe World Health Organisation WHO has granted approval on June 1 to Chinarsquos second Covid19 vaccine Sinovac which was expected to strengthen Chinarsquos vaccine diplomacy Earlier WHO granted approval to Chinarsquos Sinopharm China has offered 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX facility which is a WHO backed initiative to provide vaccines to developing countriesDelta variant 40 37 more transmissibleThe Delta variant of Covid19 or the B16172 variant first identified in India is around 40 per cent more transmissible than the Alpha or socalled Kent variant of concern VOC UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday He said the spread of the Delta variant had made the unlocking plans set for June 21 more difficultTrump calls on nations to demand reparations from ChinaFormer US President Donald Trump speaks at the North Carolina Republican Convention on Saturday PicPTIFormer US President Donald Trump on Saturday called on America and all the nations to demand reparations from China due to the damage caused by Covid19 Speaking at the North Carolina Republican Convention Trump said ldquoThe time has come for America and the world to demand reparations and accountability from the Communist Party of China We should all declare within one voice that China must pay They must payrdquo He also said ldquoIn addition all nations should work together to present China for a bill of minimum 10 trillion to compensate for the damage they have caused and that is a very low number the damage is far far greater As a first step all countries should collectively cancel any debt that they owe to China as a downpayment on reparationsrdquoUK PM wants end2022 target to vaccinate worldUK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on fellow G7 leaders to make concrete commitments to vaccinate the entire world against novel Coronavirus by the end of 2022 at the Leadersrsquo Summit in Cornwall Downing Street has said The meeting starting on Friday is the first between G7 leaders since the coronavirus pandemic and the UK as president oIndia has been invited as a guest country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to participate virtuallyAlso Read Mumbai Bollywood biggies open their purses for pandemic relief449332No of new cases reported globally in the past 24 hours172242495Total no of cases worldwide3709397Total no of deaths worldwideThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever