BEIJING, March 28 (Reuters) – China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) will need to assess results from Phase III clinical trials to decide whether its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine should be followed by a booster shot, Zhang Yuntao, vice president at China National Biotec Group (CNBG), an affiliate of Sinopharm, said on Sunday.

Antibodies triggered by two COVID-19 vaccine products from Sinopharm both have good neutralising effect on variants found in Britain and South Africa, Zhang told a news conference. (Reporting by Roxanne Liu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

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