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Even Tiny Cape Verde Gets a Shipment of Chinese Vaccines
For the second week in a row, there's been very little movement around Chinese vaccine shipments to Africa. It's not entirely clear what, if anything, is behind the slowdown in deliveries, or if it's connected to supply constraints due to a massive vaccination drive within China,
With Infection Rates Surging in Countries That Have Relied Mostly on Chinese Vaccines, Officials May Be Trying to Change the Narrative
The debate over the effectiveness of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines in preventing infections may be entering a new stage as infection rates rise steadily in countries that have predominantly relied on jabs made by Sinopharm and Sinovac. Critics argue that some Chinese ...
The Narrative on the Efficacy of Chinese-Made Vaccines is Beginning to Change
Brazil's decision to conduct a real-world experiment that tested the effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine made by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac is contributing to a rapid shift in the perception of whether Chinese-made jabs will protect people from either being hospitalized or dying from ...
New Joint Pakistani-Chinese COVID Vaccine Launches While Hungary Becomes the Latest Country to Sign a Vaccine Production Deal with China
Residents in Pakistan will now have access to a new COVID-19 vaccine that was jointly developed with China's CanSino as part of an effort to relieve acute vaccine shortages. The new PakVac that launched on Tuesday was reportedly developed in Pakistan under the supervision of CanSino executives ...
With a Second Chinese Vaccine Getting the Nod From the WHO, Pressure Mounts on the U.S. to Get Its Own Vaccine Distribution Drive Going
The World Health Organization granted emergency use approval to Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine, the second Chinese jab to get the global health body's seal of approval. In a statement on Tuesday, the WHO said Sinovac “meets international standards for safety, efficacy, and ...
Better Late Than Never: Can China Help Kenya Break The 2% Vaccine Wall?
After walking out of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Nairobi, with my arm slightly sore after receiving my first free dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, I felt hopeful that this reflected a new stage in Kenya’s COVID-19 response. However, a few weeks on, it has become clear ...
JAMA’s Findings on Sinopharm’s Efficacy Will Allow Public Health Officials in the Global South to Sleep Better at Night
The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published results on Wednesday of new phase 3 clinical trials of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed that the jab's efficacy rate is between 72-78%. More importantly, the trials ...
Egypt Poised to Begin Vaccine Manufacturing After First Batch of Raw Materials Arrived From China
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed and Chinese ambassador Liao Liqiang were at Cairo's international airport on Friday to witness the arrival of 1,400 liters of vaccine components that will be used to produce 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine before the end of June.
Seychelles President: No Link Between Chinese Vaccine Efficacy and Surging Infection Rate
Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan insisted there's no link between a recent surge of COVID-19 infections and low efficacy rates of either the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine or the Covishield AstraZeneca jab imported from India. Infection rates have ...
The Seychelles Is the New Focal Point to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Chinese-Made Vaccines
A new wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping across the tiny Indian Ocean island of The Seychelles. This wasn't supposed to happen. With nearly 60% of its people vaccinated, The Seychelles has a higher inoculation rate than any other country and was widely presumed ...
WHO’s Approval of Sinopharm Will be a Game Changer in the Global Vaccine Distribution Contest… Just Not Right Away
The World Health Organization endorsed the use of the COVID-19 vaccine from Sinopharm and cleared the way for the Chinese jab to significantly increase its distribution throughout the developing world. The WHO on Friday approved the vaccine for emergency use which means that ...
With Infection Rates Rising, Chinese COVID Vaccines Will Face a Critical Test in Egypt
Egypt is entering a third wave of COVID-19 infections prompting the government to announce new lockdowns and other measures in an effort to contain the latest phase of the outbreak. The timing is especially dangerous, warn health authorities, due to festivities marking the end of Ramadan where ...