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Newshour: 31/12/2020 14:06 GMT: COVID-19: China approves vaccine for general use

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COVID-19: China approves vaccine for general use

31/12/2020 14:06 GMT

31/12/2020 14:06 GMT: COVID-19: China approves vaccine for general use

BBC World Service - Newshour, COVID-19: China approves vaccine for general use

The Sinopharm vaccine is approved in China beyond emergency use

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China has for the first time given official approval for the use of one of its home grown vaccines. The company that's developed the drug - Sinopharm - has said it's 79% effective.

Also on the programme; we discuss Brexit ahead of the transition period coming to an end today; and former US athlete John Carlos on the Black Lives Matter movement and his own moment of protest at the 1968 Olympics.

(Picture: Sinopharm vaccine Credit: Reuters)

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