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Of all the developing countries testing China’s Covid-19 vaccines, few are friendlier to Beijing than Pakistan. In the years leading up to the pandemic, China financed nearly $70 billion across the South Asian nation on roads, railways and power stations, and Pakistan now has two Chinese clinical trials underway, with even senior government officials being inoculated. Yet interviews with people in Karachi, the nation’s biggest city -- as well as in other developing nations from Indonesia to Brazil, together with surveys and official comments -- show that China has failed to assure the m...

Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in a tweet on Monday that Chinese-made vaccines may be the “only choice” for governments that haven’t secured supplies since “wealthy countries” had booked three quarters of the estimated 12 billion vaccines set for production next year. He separately told a briefing that the inactive Chinese vaccines can be distributed more widely than others using existing cold chain systems, and China would provide them to developing countries “on a priority basis including by donation and free aid.” “We should stand against seeking self-interest ...

‘Urgent info campaigns needed’ on COVID-19 vaccines Student nurses in Haiti prepare to administer a vaccine. Open vaccine science campaigns must be delivered urgently to address hesitancy and misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines, an expert panel heard. Copyright: Karen Kasmauski, MCSP and Jhpiego, (CC BY-NC 2.0) Speed read Scientists take to social media to offer young people vaccine knowledge Women must be included in information campaigns, say experts Share this article: Republish We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons...

In a study published in Science December 8, a group of researchers estimate that 76 percent of the population of Manaus, the first Brazilian city to be hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, could have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus so far, based on antibodies present in samples from blood banks. The report also estimates that in São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, that percentage is much lower, accounting for 29 percent of the population. According to the paper, these results highlight the failure of Manaus to control the spread of the virus.  The findings are based on the analys...