People's Daily reported, citing documents from the country's intellectual property regulator. The patent was submitted for application on March 18, and was approved on August 11, the report said.
It is the first COVID-19 vaccine patent granted by China.On August 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Russia had won the global race to approve a vaccine.
Russia said that the first consignments of its "Sputnik" vaccine had been produced and will be given to healthcare professionals on a voluntary basis.