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China's Sinovac vaccine may be better than previously thought: It was 94% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in a real-world study, Indonesian officials said
Sinovac's vaccine, Coronavac, was 98% effective at preventing death in health workers, Indonesian o…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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China's Sinovac vaccine is 50.7% effective against COVID-19, just reaching the threshold to be a vaccine worth using, a major trial showed
Sinovac's CoronaVac was more than 50% effective - the threshold above which the WHO considers a vac…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Costa Rica rejected a Chinese vaccine, saying it is not effective enough, as China's shot come under increased scrutiny
Questions about the vaccine's efficacy linger, as somecountries using the shot are seeing less pro…
Marianne Guenot
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Brazil suspended trials for one of China's coronavirus vaccines after someone died, but researchers say the death was not related to the drug
On Monday, Brazil's health regulator said a "serious adverse event" had occurred on October 29 duri…
Bill Bostock
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More than 350 Indonesian healthcare workers vaccinated with China's Sinovac vaccine got COVID-19 and dozens are hospitalized, raising questions about the vaccine's efficacy on variants
A large outbreak doctors were dealing with in Java was most likely caused by the more transmissible…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Thailand is considering Western booster shots after 600 healthcare workers given Chinese vaccines caught COVID-19
Data released by the Thai ministry of health on Sunday that almost 1 in 1,000 health workers with t…
Marianne Guenot
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How the 4 biggest COVID-19 vaccines not available in the US compare with those that are
British, Russian, Chinese, and Indian vaccines are being used elsewhere in the world and seem to be…
Marianne Guenot
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The 7 countries where kids under 5 years old are eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, and how the roll-outs are shaping up
Kids aged 2 and up can get vaccinated against COVID-19 in China, Hong Kong, Cuba, Bahrain, Chile, a…
Andrea Michelson,Mia de Graaf
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North Korea rejects almost 3 million doses of Sinovac vaccine, saying it should be given to countries that need it more
The hermit kingdom had previously rejected almost 2 million AstraZeneca vaccines due to the potenti…
Vanessa Gu
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China's COVID-19 vaccines are being called into question after infections surged in countries using Chinese shots
Three highly vaccinated countries have seen a surge in cases with the shots, prompting uncomfortabl…
Marianne Guenot
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China increased its threshold for herd immunity from 70% vaccinated to 85% as the efficacy of its shots comes into question
China uses four domestically-produced vaccines, all of which are thought to have comparatively low …
Marianne Guenot
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Turkey is accused of extraditing Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines
Turkey expected China's Sinovac vaccine in early December, but it was weeks delayed. Some politicia…
Bill Bostock
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COVID: China is developing its own mRNA vaccine – and it's showing early promise
The mRNA vaccines initially generated high levels of protection against getting COVID. And while th…
PTI
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The chief scientist of the WHO warns individuals against voluntarily mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines, calling it a 'dangerous trend'
The World Health Organization's chief scientist called mixing and matching vaccines a "dangerous tr…
Vanessa Gu
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Taiwan is struggling with an unprecedented COVID-19 surge - and has only vaccinated 1% of its population - but it's still refusing to order Chinese vaccines
Taiwan has a longstanding policy of not importing Chinese-made vaccines. China has called it a poli…
Marianne Guenot
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Cuba starts vaccinations for toddlers amid a devastating surge in COVID-19 cases in the country
The country is using locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines that are not recognized by the World Health…
Vanessa Gu
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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine will be in final stages of human trial starting July 27
According to reports, the Phase 3 trial Moderna will have 30,000 participants in the US, where 5…