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China OKs 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID surges globally

by Ken MoritsuguHuizhong WU
| December 31, 2020 1:33 AM

BEIJING (AP) — China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, health regulators said Thursday, marking the addition of another vaccine in the global fight against a virus that is surging back in many places as winter sets in.

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