China Approves A COVID-19 Vaccine For Military Use

The Ad5-nCoV is one of China's eight vaccine candidates approved for human trials at home and abroad. (Stringer/Reuters)

CBC/Reuters: China approves COVID-19 vaccine for military use, skips final phase of testing

Ad5-nCoV vaccine has also been approved for human testing in Canada

China's military has received the green light to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was safe and showed some efficacy, the company said on Monday.

The Ad5-nCoV is one of China's eight vaccine candidates approved for human trials at home and abroad for the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. The shot also won approval for human testing in Canada.

China's Central Military Commission approved the use of the vaccine by the military on June 25 for a period of one year, CanSino said in a filing. The vaccine candidate was developed jointly by CanSino and a research institute at the Academy of Military Science.

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WNU Editor: They are skipping phase III clinical trials for this vaccine. Everyone who knows how vaccines work are telling me that the Chinese soldiers who will be taking this vaccine are taking a huge risk.

More News On China Approving A COVID-19 Vaccine For Military Use

CanSino's recombinant COVID-19 vaccine approved as special military drug -- Global Times
China moves forward with COVID-19 vaccine, approving it for use in military -- Ars Technica
Beijing approves experimental Covid-19 vaccine for use in Chinese military -- CNN
China’s military approves coronavirus vaccine for use on soldiers -- NYPost
Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Approval for Military Use -- Sputnik

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