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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)
9 at 9: Sunday
From panic on the streets of Dublin to the islands around our coasts here are all the headlines you need this Sunday. By Niall O Connor Sunday 6 Jun 2021, 9:50 AM 1 hour ago 1,901 Views 0 Comments
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GOOD MORNING. Here’s all the news that you need to know about as you start your day.
Garda Operation Dublin
1. In our main story today, we look at the major policing operations in Dublin as 19 people are arrested in the city centre last night.
In a statement this morning gardaí said they began to clear streets at 7pm in the Templebar, St Stephen’s Green and South William Street areas.