Covid-19, Ireland and China: Why aren t we using the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines?
Priscilla Lynch looks at Chinese-Irish relations during the Covid-19 pandemic. By Priscilla Lynch Sunday 6 Jun 2021, 12:05 AM 1 hour ago 4,359 Views 4 Comments
WHY ISN’T IRELAND, or the EU, using the Chinese vaccines yet? Will they ever be used here? It’s possible but unlikely anytime soon.
While China has developed and approved a number of Covid-19 vaccines, none are yet licensed in Europe.
A number of African, Latin American and Asian countries have chosen to approve and use the Vero Cell vaccine by the Beijing-based pharmaceutical company Sinovac and the Sinopharm vaccine, produced by Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, subsidiary of China National Biotec Group (CNBG)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is personally looking into Chinese COVID-19 vaccine non-acceptance in Saudi Arabia and some other countries in the Middle
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is "personally looking into" Chinese COVID-19 vaccine's non-acceptance in Saudi Arabia and some other countries in the Middle East, said the country's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Sunday.
Vietnam and China should cooperate to combat Covid-19, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has told his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang, and sought that country’s support for Vietnam’s vaccine strategy. - VnExpress International
The vaccines that are used for the vaccination include Gam-COVID-Vac (a combined vector vaccine) and Vero Cell (inactivated vaccine known as SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine) made by Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd.