BIBP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Emergency Use in Vietnam!

According to the latest news of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Vietnam on June 4, MOH approved the decision of putting the Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero Cell) developed by Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd. (BIBP), China National Biotec Group Company Limited (CNBG), Sinopharm (hereinafter referred to as “BIBP’s COVID-19 vaccine”) into emergency use, so as to meet the urgent need for the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Vietnam at present.

      The decision on granting conditional approval to BIBP’s COVID-19 vaccine was signed on June 3 by Truong Quoc Cuong, Vice Minister of Health, following an application made by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE), Vietnam.

      BIBP’s COVID-19 Vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use in Vietnam.