Fear of Lawsuits Behind Refugees’ Lack of Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
It has been roughly two years since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and only around seven percent of the population residing in low-income nations have access to vaccines. A group that is at significant risk...
Nicaragua Receives 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccines from China After Dropping Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
Days after cutting formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the government of Nicaragua has received one million vaccines from the mainland Chinese government. Government representatives returned to the Central American nation on Dec. 12 with news...
Made-in-China COVID-19 Vaccines Lose Appeal With Decreased Effectiveness
Chinese Sinopharm and Coronavac Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) shots have been administered in many countries, accounting for approximately 50 percent of doses delivered globally. However, their effectiveness is being questioned, with some studies showing that...
Myanmar Factory Workers Face Difficult Choice; Take the Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine or be Fired
Factory workers in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, are facing a difficult choice; receive the Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, despite concerns over possible side effects and receive a bonus, or refuse the vaccine and lose their job. ...
UAE Strengthens Ties With China Through Sinopharm Vaccine – May Require Three Doses to be Effective
China is strengthening its ties to the U.A.E. by setting up mass production of the Sinopharm vaccine, which is already being widely used in the U.A.E.’s vaccination roll-out. Some of the U.A.E. residents who received...
IOC Makes Deal With Communist China for Olympic Vaccines
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made a deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to purchase and supply China’s state-owned Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines to Olympic athletes at the coming July Tokyo Olympics and...
At Least 50 Percent of Chinese Citizens Reluctant to get COVID-19 Vaccination, Surveys Show
If recent surveys prove to be accurate predictors of what vaccination roll-outs will look like in China, then less than half of China’s population will be getting the jab. Mistrust in the government and confidence...
13 People Have Died in Norway After Taking Pfizer’s Coronavirus Vaccine
Norwegian Medicines Agency, the country’s medical regulatory authority, has announced a series of deaths among people who had been inoculated with Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. The country started vaccinating people in late December and over 25,000...
After-Effects Appear in China’s Rushed Coronavirus Vaccine
The Chinese government recently approved the CCP virus vaccine developed by state-run Sinopharm. At a press conference on Dec. 31, the State Council announced that the company’s inactivated vaccine has been approved by the Drug...