SINOVAC Varicella Vaccine Prequalified by WHO
This marks the first WHO prequalified Chinese varicella vaccine and the fourth SINOVAC vaccine to receive WHO approval.
- This marks the first WHO prequalified Chinese varicella vaccine and the fourth SINOVAC vaccine to receive WHO approval.
- Mr. Weidong Yin, Chairman, President and CEO of Sinovac, commented, Now that SINOVAC has received WHO prequalification for our varicella vaccine, we can provide a new weapon for prevention and control of infectious diseases globally.
- Previously, three other vaccines by SINOVAC were also approved by WHO in various uses and conditions, including Healive (the hepatitis A vaccine), CoronaVac (the COVID-19 vaccine) and the Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine.
- In 2022, SINOVACs Sabin-strain inactivated polio vaccine (sIPV) and varicella vaccine were prequalified by the WHO.