Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Shares in Chinese pharma firm tank as Covid medicine questioned

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After reports questioned the efficacy of pills certified by the government as a coronavirus cure, shares of one of China’s top traditional medicine makers plummeted on Monday.   As the cities confront their biggest Covid-19 outbreaks since the pandemic began, Shanghai officials have joined their Hong Kong counterparts in dispensing ‘Lianhua Qingwen,’ an herbal medication … Read more

Jordan: Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine Approved For Use

Jordan: Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine Approved For Use

Jordan has approved the emergency use of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. “Emergency use of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine has been approved. This is the second approved vaccine in Jordan after the Pfizer vaccine,” Nizar Mhaidat, head of Jordan’s Food and Drug Authority, told state television on Sunday. ‘ Sinopharm … Read more