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This is the official discussion thread for the latest news development on the Chinese Covid inactivated vaccines, including those from Sinopharm and Sinovac.
If you are behind on the news, please read up on the basic facts in the Thread Index to catch up with everyone else instead of jumping in face-first to embarrass yourself.
If you are looking for unscientific anti-vax conspiracy theories or the usual WR partisan squabbles, please turn around and head on over to the thread of your liking.
Hong Kong is expecting a burst of visitors from mainland China seeking mRNA vaccines after the borders reopen.
Up until now, Chinese citizens have only had access to Chinese-made vaccines that have shown almost non-existent efficacy against COVID-19.
Thread Index
- China's CanSino confident its mRNA COVID vaccine as good as Moderna, Pfizer shots (Feb 3, 2023)
- Chinese flock to Hong Kong to get BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA vaccine shots (Jan 13, 2023)
- Chinese-made mRNA vaccine starts trial production (Jan 6, 2023)
- Fosun’s Bet on BioNTech's mRNA Vaccine for China Fails to Pay Off (Dec 12, 2021)
- Hopes Are Rising for a Homegrown mRNA Vaccine in China (November 10, 2021)
- Three Sinovac Doses Fail to Protect Against Omicron in Hong Kong Lab Study (Dec 23, 2021)
- 2 doses of Sinopharm vaccine offers very weak protection against Omicron (Dec 18, 2021)
- Hong Kong university researchers says Sinovac doesn't work against Omicron (Dec 18, 2021)
- Abu Dhabi Makes Boosters Mandatory for Sinopharm Vaccine (August 29, 2021)
- WHO begins shipping Chinese vaccines despite some misgivings (August 26, 2021)
- Covid Shot From China’s Clover Found 79% Effective Against Delta in Late-stage Trials (Sept 22, 2021)
- 1.4 billion doses later, China is realizing it may need mRNA COVID vaccines (July 16, 2021)
- Malaysia to Phase Out China’s Sinovac (July 16, 2021)
- Hundreds of Thai medical workers inoculated with Sinovac are infected as cases spike in Southeast Asia (July 12, 2021)
- Singapore to exclude Sinovac shots from COVID-19 vaccination tally (July 7, 2021)
- South Africa approves China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine (July 3, 2021)
- Doubts growing in Latin America about the effectiveness of Chinese COVID vaccines (June 18, 2021)
- Costa Rica rejects delivery of China's Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, says it is not effective enough (Jun 17, 2021)
- Bahrain, Facing a Covid Surge, Starts Giving Pfizer Boosters to Recipients of Chinese Vaccine (June 2, 2021)
- China’s Vaccine Diplomacy Just Got a Big Win with WHO's approval (May 7, 2021)
- Effectiveness of Chinese vaccines ‘not high’ and needs improvement, top Chinese health official says (April 11, 2021)
- Official Admits Chinese Vaccines Have Low Effectiveness as Country Explores Mixing Shots (April 11, 2021)
- Brazil asks Chinese embassy for help securing extra COVID-19 vaccines (March 10, 2021)
- Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines, even with lack of data (March 11, 2021)
- Mexico leans on China after Biden rules out vaccines sharing in short term (March 9, 2021)
- Philippines getting all vaccines that China can spare (Jan 18, 2021)
- Squeezed out of the race for Western vaccines, developing countries turn to China (Feb 16, 2021)
- China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad through the WHO's COVAX initiative (Feb 3, 2021)
- Serbia's leader is proud to give citizens Chinese vaccine (Feb 5, 2021)
- Turkey receives 6.5 million doses of China's Sinovac vaccine (Jan 25, 2021)
- China to donate 500,000 vaccine doses to Philippines (Jan 17, 2021)
- Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine only 50.4% effective (Jan 13, 2021)
- Butantan announce Sinovac vaccine 78% effective in Brazil trial, experts call for more details (Jan 7, 2021)
- Egypt approves Chinese COVID vaccine, roll-out likely this month (Jan 3, 2021)
- China approves Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, promises free Chinese shots for all citizens
- Sinopharm vaccines used by Duterte’s security detail were smuggled
- China's Sinopharm says its coronavirus vaccine is 79% effective (Dec 30, 2020)
- Turkey says China's Sinovac COVID vaccine 91.25% effective based on data from 1,322 volunteers
- Philippines: Sinovac vaccine’s 50% efficacy is "acceptable"
- Brazil institute says vaccine from China’s Sinovac has efficacy above 50%, withheld full results again at the company's request (Dec 23 2020)
- Peru’s Health Ministry has suspended trial for SinoPham's Covid-19 vaccine
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