Category: sinopharm

IOC Accepts CCP’s Offer of China-Made Vaccines; Team Japan Declines

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said the organization has agreed to purchase China’s COVID-19 vaccine to administer to willing participants at the Tokyo Olympics this summer and the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. However, Japan’s athletes won’t be taking the China-made vaccines after the country’s Olympic committee said Japan wasn’t consulted regarding the…


EU Must Be United Over Russian, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines: French Minister

PARIS—A French cabinet minister urged EU countries on Friday not to use the Russian or Chinese COVID-19 vaccines unless they are approved by the bloc’s medicines regulator, warning of a risk to the bloc’s unity and public health. After a fitful start to the European Union’s vaccination campaign which has left the bloc lagging other…


Hungarians Protest Against Lockdown Despite Gathering Ban

BUDAPEST—Restaurant workers were among hundreds of people protesting against coronavirus lockdown measures on Sunday in Budapest, and at least 100 restaurants planned to re-open even as the government threatened them with heavy fines. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has said it could only start easing the measures if the number of coronavirus cases falls sharply,…


Chinese Citizens Don’t Trust Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccines: ‘Let the Leaders Take It First’

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has recently touted homegrown vaccines and mandated millions to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a disease caused by the CCP virus. But most people in the mainland, including experts, have stayed away and raised concerns about the safety of Chinese-made vaccines. Several Chinese pharmaceutical companies are still conducting clinical trials…


Sudden Resignation of Two Sinopharm Executives Raises Doubts Over Chinese-Made Covid-19 Vaccines

Less than two weeks after China’s conditional approval of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine, the chairman and a director at the state-owned drug company suddenly resigned on the same day for “personal reasons.” The unexpected news fueled public speculation and doubts over the quality of the Chinese-made vaccine. On Jan. 12, Sinopharm Group Co. issued two consecutive…


China Approves Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine, but Experts Are Skeptical of Effectiveness

On the last day of 2020, the Chinese regime approved a COVID-19 vaccine developed by state-run firm Sinopharm. However, international experts are skeptical about its efficacy and safety, as little clinical data has been released thus far. A Chinese top expert also expressed reservations about it. On Dec. 31, 2020, China’s State Council announced at…


Chinese-Made Vaccines Under Scrutiny as Hundreds of Vaccinated Chinese Workers Get Infected Overseas

Hundreds of Chinese workers overseas have reportedly been infected with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated with Chinese-manufactured vaccines. Experts are raising the alarm as they question the vaccines’ effectiveness. According to a Dec. 15 story on Radio Free Asia (RFA), at least 16 Chinese employees from a major state-owned enterprise stationed at Lunda Norte province, Angola,…