Chinese drug regulators approve the world's first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics
Chinese drug regulators have approved the world's first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer CanSino Biologics, boosting the company's share price by seven percent.
"The approval will have a positive impact on the company's performance if the vaccine is subsequently purchased and used by relevant government agencies," the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company did not offer details on when the adenovirus-vectored vaccine, which a Lancet report in July 2021 said induced strong antibody responses, will be made available for public use.Scientists in several countries including Cuba, Canada and the United States are also trialing inhalable Covid-19 vaccines.But the country's drug administrator is yet to greenlight any foreign vaccines, including mRNA shots produced by Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna.
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