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Although Quantities Remain Low, the Pace of Chinese Vaccine Deliveries in Africa Accelerates

The confirmation from the Bridge tracking report that the overall quantity of Chinese vaccine deliveries to Africa is comparatively low provides a new perspective on the constant vaccine-related propaganda news coverage produced by China’s state-owned media outlets and its official diplomatic Twitter channels across the continent.

A lot of the messaging focuses on the shipments arriving at airports and the inoculations of governing elites, as was the case this week in both Somalia and Gabon.

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