The first domestic in the region ... the UAE produces its own vaccine against Corona

The UAE announced the start of production of its Corona virus vaccine, on Monday, in the UAE, and named it "Hayat-Fax" to be the first locally made vaccine in the region, according to the official Emirates News Agency (WAM).

The vaccine will be manufactured by "Synopharma CNBG", a joint venture between "Sinopharma CNBG" and its UAE counterpart, "G24", according to Loam.

The "Hayat-Fax" vaccine will be the first of its kind in the region, making the UAE the first regional country to produce its own vaccine against the Coronavirus.

The factory dedicated to the vaccine will start operating during 2021 in Khalifa Industrial City, and 200 million doses of it will be produced annually through 3 filling lines and 5 automatic packaging lines, according to Loam.

The agency pointed out that the Emirati vaccine is the same as the Chinese "BIBP" vaccine, which was registered by the UAE Ministry of Health and Community Protection.

Source: CNN