The World Health Organization called the decision to use the sticker a first. It will change colors when exposed to heat to signal if it is safe for use.
) is placing a heat-sensing sticker on China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to inform health workers if the doses are viable.
The emergency-use authorization decision by a WHO technical advisory group opens the possibility that Sinopharm's offering could be included in the U.N.-backed COVAX program in coming weeks or months and distributed through UNICEF and the WHO's Americas regional office. "The addition of vaccine has the potential to rapidly accelerate COVID-19 vaccine access for countries seeking to protect health workers and populations at risk," said Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director general for access to health products.
Previously, a separate group advising WHO on vaccines said it was"very confident" the Sinopharm vaccine protects people ages 18-59. The group said it had a"low level of confidence" in the vaccine's efficacy for people 60 and over. Its members said they had"very low confidence" in the available data about serious side effects in that age group.
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