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China's vaccine diplomacy seems to be hitting a home run in the most remote place from the homeland - at least for now. Globally, Latin America emerges as the biggest recipient of Chinese Covid-19 vaccines per capita than any other region. According to the latest data from Duke University's Global Health Innovation Centre, Latin America has signed agreements for 225 million doses of Chinese vaccines, or 36 doses for every 100 people. Chile is.
1Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
2Department of Molecular Virology & Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
3Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Epidemiology, Emory Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia JAMA. Published online May 28, 2021. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.7439
Moderna Vaccine Highly Effective in Adolescents, Company Says
The U.S., which has a surplus of vaccines, could soon have two options for teens while many countries face shortages.
A teen participant in the Moderna vaccine trial received a shot in Houston in February.Credit.Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times
By Emily Anthes
May 25, 2021Updated 6:10 p.m. ET
Moderna said on Tuesday that its coronavirus vaccine, authorized only for use in adults, was powerfully effective in 12- to 17-year-olds. In a clinical trial of the vaccine in adolescents, there were no cases of symptomatic Covid-19 among fully vaccinated teens, the company reported in a news release.