China Expected to Approve BioNTech Vaccine in June, AmCham Says

China is expected to approve BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine in June, according to the head of American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Ker Gibbs.

The Shanghai government has told the group, known as AmCham, that it expects the shot to be approved “somewhere in the June time frame,” he said, citing a direct conversation with the Vice Mayor Zong Ming. “We think before July,” Gibbs said. “We’re not going to hold her to June 1st or June 30th, but in that time frame is what we’re expecting.”

The shot, which will be rolled out by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group ...