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While the US presents itself as an advocate of expanding vaccine supplies, the world is rapidly becoming more dependent on China for vaccines as the COVID-19 pandemic makes it difficult for India to fulfill its vaccine supply agreement. Not only has China become the largest exporter [of COVID-19], but in many countries, China has become the only option, said Yanzhong Huang, a China expert and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.
While the epidemic is out of control in India, Brazil and other countries, and foreign aid from the United States and the European Union is slow, the reliability of Chinas vaccine supply is gradually becoming prominent.
In this file photo, vials of the AstraZeneca vaccine in London, on February 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed that an investigation is underway into the circumstances in which a vial with 10 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines went missing from a vaccination site at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James on Monday
The vial was discovered to be missing after standard checks were carried out during the vaccination process, the ministry said in a news release late Tuesday.
The ministry said the investigation involves the review of CCTV footage and the policies and procedures at the site. Several members of staff of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) who were assigned to the vaccination site have been reassigned, pending the outcome of the investigation, the health ministry said.