China’s Beijing Institute of Biological Product’s COVID-19 Vaccine Reportedly Ready for Phase III?

One of the leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates could be available as soon as the end of this year, reported the WeChat account of a China government-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The candidate’s development is led by a joint effort by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product (part of China National Biotech Group Co)—apparently they have completed Phase II testing and could be ready to market the finalized vaccine as early as end of 2020 or early into 2021. In what is turning into a race between a few key companies—backed by national dollars—the U.S. under Operation Warp Speed has also declared a safe and effective vaccine will be completed by January 2021.


