BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm)
BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm)

BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm)

BBIBP-CorV, developed by Sinopharm, is one of two whole-virion inactive vaccines against  COVID-19. It is a two-dose vaccine for intramuscular injection with a 3-4 week interval between doses. Stored between 2-8 °C.
Sinopharm

Sinopharm

BBIBP-CorV, an inactive beta-propiolactone whole-virion virus, underwent Phase III trials in China, the UAE and Bahrain. At the end of December, Sinopharm announced that the drug’s effectiveness reached 79%, though a detailed report on the trial’s results has yet to be published

Vaccine

BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm)

Developer

Sinopharm, China

Producer

Sinopharm, China

Status

On December 31, 2020, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China approved BBIBP-CorV for widespread use as the first domestically produced coronavirus vaccine. This approval was issued the day after Sinopharm announced that the vaccine had shown 79.34% effectiveness in an intermediate analysis of Phase III clinical trials.

Key information

What’s in the vaccine?

One of two whole-virion inactive vaccines against COVID-19, developed by Sinopharm. It is a two-dose vaccine for intramuscular injection with a 3-4 week interval between doses. Stored between 2-8 °C.